Women At War - 2022 - 6/10
AKA - Les Combattantes

What do a convent nun, prostitute, abortionist and widow have in common?
Early Great War and the German offensive assails the Vosges.
In different ways, these women tend the wounded, run ambulances, struggle.
Narratives range from espionage to melodrama to preposterous to nunsploitation.
Creators keep adding more and more twists and turns until the plots topple precariously.
For me, this was akin to “What are they going to do this week?”
Excellent production values, explosive war sequences, but the personal stories run excessive.