Add to ORKGLa Provinciale (1981, F) by Claude Goretta Main Cast: Nathalie Baye, Angela Winkler, Bruno Ganz Company: Filmproduktions Janus GmbH During a time of economic recession, Christine decides to leave family and friends in the industrial heartland of eastern France to seek work in Paris. She leaves behind emotional security symbolised by the choir to which she belongs for a social milieu where nothing is guaranteed. In Paris episodic encounters reinforce Christine's disillusionment: a dirty-minded would-be employer, a businessman who puts a promotional prospect before romantic attachment, an alcoholic who is weary of living and a group of men at a country house party who use the women guests as pawns for their gambling. Scene: alcohol male ad...