Directed by:
Stéphane BrizéCinematography:
Antoine HéberléCast:
Judith Chemla, Yolande Moreau, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Swann Arlaud, Nina Meurisse, Olivier Perrier, Clotilde Hesme, Alain Beigel, Finnegan OldfieldPlots(1)
A powerful adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's first novel 'Une vie', A Woman's Life is a timeless story of love, betrayal and anguish set in the repressive patriarchal world of early 19th century Normandy. Jeanne (Judith Chemla) is a young woman full of childish dreams and innocence when she returns home after finishing her schooling in a convent. Yet little by little her illusions are stripped away when she marries a local Viscount, Julien de Lamare (Swann Arlaud), who reveals himself to be a miserly and adulterous partner. (Arrow Academy)
(more)Cast
Judith Chemla
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Yolande Moreau
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Jean-Pierre Darroussin
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Swann Arlaud
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Nina Meurisse
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Olivier Perrier
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Clotilde Hesme
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Alain Beigel
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Finnegan Oldfield
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