A Woman's Life
2016 · Movie · 119 min · ★ 5.6
A Woman's Life is a tale of tormented love embedded in the restrictive social and moral codes of marriage and family in 19th century Normandy. Upon finishing her schooling in a convent, young aristocrat Jeanne marries local Viscount Julien de Lamare, who soon reveals himself to be a miserly and unfaithful husband. As she navigates his chronic infidelity, pressure from her family and community, and the alternating joys and burdens of motherhood, Jeanne's rosy illusions about her privileged world are slowly stripped away.
Based on Une Vie
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Details
- Original title
- Une vie
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-11-23
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 119 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (68 votes)
Themes
- based on novel or book
- normandy, france
- period drama
- 19th century
Awards & recognition
- Louis Delluc Prize · 2016
- César Award — Best Actress · 2017 · nominated
Cast & crew
Judith Chemla
as Jeanne Le Perthuis des Vauds
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
as Le baron Simon-Jacques Le Perthuis des Vauds
Swann Arlaud
as Julien de Lamare
Yolande Moreau
as La baronne Adélaïde Le Perthuis des Vauds
Nina Meurisse
as Rosalie
Clotilde Hesme
as Gilberte de Fourville
Alain Beigel
as Georges de Fourville
Olivier Perrier
as L'abbé Picot
Finnegan Oldfield
as Paul de Lamare
- FL
François-Xavier Ledoux
as L'abbé Tolbiac
Directed by Stéphane Brizé