Handbags: The Window to a Woman's Soul

Jun 1, 2012

0h 52m

★ 7.0

The Window to a Woman's Soul

Overview

2012 French documentary where the interviewer gets 6 seemingly random women to empty their handbags and then asks probing questions to get to their "soul". Simone 33, a model. Ilhem 36, a sports coach. Caroline 33, a curator. Anne-Sophie 29, a press attache. Catherine 43, a teacher. Valentina 23, a student. French with English sub-titles.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Films Paris-New York

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Handbags: The Window to a Woman's Soul

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