It's the same old story, isn't it? There was a divorce - a scandal - did she have an affair? Did he kill himself? It all becomes too much to bear. Nowadays, she would console herself with a Bumble profile and an endless procession of dates to tell her story of woe to over drinks. But not in the 30's! No, in the 30's, her only choice was to leave the country, head south, into the equatorial heat and verdant jungles where everything is reduced to primal states - to fight, to live, to make love, to die, and turn to making a living the only way she could - prostitution. Or, nightclub singing, but either way. Then, usually driven…
It's the same old story, isn't it? There was a divorce - a scandal - did she have an affair? Did he kill himself? It all becomes too much to bear. Nowadays, she would console herself with a Bumble profile and an endless procession of dates to tell her story of woe to over drinks. But not in the 30's! No, in the 30's, her only choice was to leave the country, head south, into the equatorial heat and verdant jungles where everything is reduced to primal states - to fight, to live, to make love, to die, and turn to making a living the only way she could - prostitution. Or, nightclub singing, but either way. Then, usually driven out from country after country as an "undesirable, immoral woman". This is her story. I've come up with ten (!) movies that are variations on this theme, surely there are more. Does Morocco count? I'm on the fence with that one. Comments/additions are encouraged.
