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Adapted from the novel Une vie by Guy de Maupassant, 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 (Judith Chemla) marries local Viscount Julien de Lamare (Swann Arlaud), 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. French filmmaker Stéphane Brizé shoots this follow-up to his Cannes and César Award winner The Measure of a Man in constricted 4:3 Academy ratio, creating a tightly composed work that perfectly translates de Maupassant’s portrayal of life’s indifferences.
Original Release
11/16/2016
US Release
02/17/2017
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Judith Chemla | Jeanne Le Perthuis des Vauds |
Jean-Pierre Darroussin | Le baron Simon-Jacques Le Perthuis des Vauds |
Yolande Moreau | La baronne Adélaïde Le Perthuis des Vauds |
Swann Arlaud | Julien de Lamare |
Nina Meurisse | Rosalie |
Olivier Perrier | L'abbé Picot |
Clotilde Hesme | Gilberte de Fourville |
Alain Beigel | Georges de Fourville |
Finnegan Oldfield | Paul de Lamare (20 ans) / Paul de Lamare |
Lucette Beudin | La servante Ludivine |
Directors
Writers
Stephane Brize, Florence Vignon, Guy de Maupassant
Cast
Name | Character |
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Judith Chemla | Jeanne Le Perthuis des Vauds |
Jean-Pierre Darroussin | Le baron Simon-Jacques Le Perthuis des Vauds |
Yolande Moreau | La baronne Adélaïde Le Perthuis des Vauds |
Swann Arlaud | Julien de Lamare |
Nina Meurisse | Rosalie |
Olivier Perrier | L'abbé Picot |
Clotilde Hesme | Gilberte de Fourville |
Alain Beigel | Georges de Fourville |
Finnegan Oldfield | Paul de Lamare (20 ans) / Paul de Lamare |
Lucette Beudin | La servante Ludivine |
Jérôme Lanne | Le médecin |
Mélie Deneuve | La nourrice |
Père François-Xavier Ledoux | L'abbé Tolbiac |
Lise Lametrie | Voix cousine Rose |
Marc Olry | Ferdinant de Vauvert |
Sarah Durand | La servante Françoise |
Henri Hucheloup | Paul (5 ans) |
Rémi Bontemps | Paul (12 ans) |
Martin de Mondaye | Le religieux au collège |
Jean-François Jonval | Le notaire |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jacques-Henri Bronckart | Producer |
Olivier Bronckart | Producer |
Jean-Louis Livi | Producer |
Philippe Logie | Producer |
Miléna Poylo | Producer |
Gilles Sacuto | Producer |