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A Woman's Life

Une vie

2016

Stéphane Brizé

Judith Chemla, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Yolande Moreau, Swann Arlaud ...

5.6

423

Drama 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.

	Author	Review
United States	Jay Weissberg Variety	"A moving, beautifully modulated adaptation of Guy de Maupassant’s novel (...) 'A Woman’s Life' has the kind of majesty found not in the grand gesture but the modest detail"	POS
United States	Boyd van Hoeij The Hollywood Reporter	"A humble marvel (...) Judith Chemla (Camille Rewinds) is a revelation in the title role and utterly mesmerizing and credible"	POS
United States	Clayton Dillard Slant	"Her victimization is compellingly conveyed, but as to what Brizé intends her suffering to suggest beyond the mere fact of said suffering is left hanging (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Mike D'Angelo AV Club	"'A Woman’s Life' frustrates because it’s neither entertaining nor illuminating to watch a character passively absorb constant misery."	NEG
United States	Alan Scherstuhl Village Voice	"Maupassant's final twists echo Brizé's insistence that human decency should transcend class. The ending is a joy and a heartbreaker"	POS
United Kingdom	Dan Fainaru Screendaily	"Judith Chemla is a perfect choice for the lead"	POS

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