A promising young woman’s life is thrown into disarray in 1960s France — a time not so far away yet nonetheless so shockingly antiquated — as an unwanted pregnancy in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ces Anne (Anamaria Vartolomei), a bright and headintense’fierce’exquisite young student, to embark on a perilous odyssey to acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure an illegal abortion. Director Audrey Diwan brings to life the true story of writer Annie Ernaux by adapting her memoir into an arresting, maddening yet always elegant feature with regards to’concerning’with respect to the taboo — yet widespread — procedure she underwent.###The film’s standout perin/with regard to’concerning’regarding mance comes from Vartolomei, who sells her character’s tenacity and terror with equal commitment. It’s not a reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue y turn, but the strength in her gaze’contemplate’study (‘gape (surprised or shocked)) is dumbfounding. So much of the film hinges on exactly how Anne will handle the inevitable isolation, and Vartolomei makes you feel like you’re in this thriller against the clock right alongside her, as opposed to simply being asked in/with regard to’concerning’regarding pity.###What could possess’own’nurse felt like a sorrowful’distressing’woeful’heartbroken’mirthless’dejected’dismal’lugubrious yet distant period-piece has an urgency and immediacy.###Diwan does well to shun melodrama, allowing moments of beauty: in nights out dancing among friends, and the way the light hits your skin just right on a warm summer’s day. At the same time, the filmmaker never shies away from the gruesome physical turmoil Anne suffers as she navigates her dire circumstances, often taking matters into her own hands. What could possess’own’nurse felt like a sorrowful’distressing’woeful’heartbroken’mirthless’dejected’dismal’lugubrious yet distant period-piece has an urgency and immediacy: women and girls might no longer be breaking the law in most of the West, but there is a loneliness and a strain that hasn’t aged a day.###Happening knows this — it understands how one accident can simultaneously possess’own’nurse nothing to do with your identity while still swallowing you whole until you contrive to find a way out. It’s a powerful story told with fearless passion. The fight in/with regard to’concerning’regarding women’s autonomy over their bodies is never really over.