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1880
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During the Franco-Prussian War, a coach of self-righteous bourgeois citizens pressures a patriotic courtesan into sleeping with a Prussian officer so they can pass, then immediately ostracizes her.
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Lighthearted
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Contemplative
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Realistic / Mimetic
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