A Woman's Life

A Woman's Life

119 mins | Drama | Nov. 23, 2016

Normandy, 1819. Jeanne is a young woman full of childish dreams and innocence when she returns home after finishing her schooling in a convent. She marries a local Viscount, Julien de Lamare, who soon reveals himself to be a miserly and unfaithful man. Little by little Jeanne’s illusions are stripped away.

A Woman's Life

119 mins | Drama | Nov. 23, 2016

A Woman's Life
Normandy, 1819. Jeanne is a young woman full of childish dreams and innocence when she returns home after finishing her schooling in a convent. She marries a local Viscount, Julien de Lamare, who soon reveals himself to be a miserly and unfaithful man. Little by little Jeanne’s illusions are stripped away.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers TS Productions, France 3 Cinéma, Versus Production, F Comme Film, VOO, BeTV, CN5 Productions
Original title Une vie
Directors Stéphane Brizé
Writers Florence Vignon, Guy de Maupassant, Stéphane Brizé

Cast

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