The Woman Who Drinks
2001 · Movie · 91 min · ★ 6.7
An old woman who drinks is dying. She thinks back on her youth and the bender that lost her everything when she was 46. The story of a woman from a working class background who wanted to climb the social ladder and was brought down by love, a lost woman who, at the end of her life, reclaims her dignity.
Also known as La femme qui boit
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Details
- Original title
- La femme qui boit
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-03-09
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 91 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (12 votes)
Themes
- addiction
- flashback
- drink
- stripping
- drunkenness
Cast & crew
Élise Guilbault
as Paulette
Luc Picard
as Frank
Michel Forget
as Joe Belley
Fanny Mallette
as Young Paulette
- LL
Laurent Lacoursière
as René
Gilles Renaud
as Brunelle
Lise Castonguay
as Yvonne
Alexandrine Agostini
as Aline
Roch Aubert
as Policier
Patrice Robitaille
as Invitée, Joueur de cartes
Directed by Bernard Émond