A Woman's Life
2016, Drama, 1h 59m
52 Reviews 50+ RatingsWhat to know
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A Woman's Life offers absorbing, powerfully acted period drama that's further elevated by brilliant work from director/co-writer Stéphane Brizé. Read critic reviews
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Jeanne Le Perthuis des Vauds
Le baron Simon-Jacques Le Perthuis des Vauds
La baronne Adélaïde Le Perthuis des Vauds
Julien de Lamare
Rosalie
L'abbé Picot
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The narrative is suffused with subtle yet piquant moral commentary.
August 8, 2018 | Full Review… -
What saves this from being a dull downer is the lightness of touch in the direction and performances, the spontaneity of the dialogue as characters discuss dress designs or household expenditure.
January 12, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
A respectful adaptation, yet one that fails to translate the intensity of Maupassant's writing.
January 12, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
The director Stéphane Brizé does some lovely work with non-chronological flashbacks and flash-forwards, but the deadening sense that we know exactly where this is going (hint: not up) is never quite undone.
January 12, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
Whirlwind is something of a watchword for this inventive melodrama, which condenses into some 27 years into two hours, using daringly succinct, precise scenes, brilliantly spliced by editor Anne Klotz.
January 11, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
A Fascinating period drama, made with a deft hand and an assured style. Beautifully made with some the impeccable lead performances.
January 11, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
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