A Woman's Life (Blu-ray)

Directed by Stéphane Brizé

Release Year: 2017

Running Time: 119

UPC: 7 38329 22462 2

Color Type: Color

Country: France

Language: French with English subtitles

Genres: Period Drama

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Reviews & Awards

Cast

Judith Chemla
Swann Arlaud
Nina Meurisse
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Yolande Moreau

Crew

Directed by Stéphane Brizé
Writers Stéphane Brizé (Screenplay) , Florence Vignon (Screenplay) and Guy de Maupassant (Novel)

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.

Blu-ray Extras Include:

Interview with Director Stéphane Brizé
Interview with DP Antoine Héberlé and Sound Designer Pascal Jasmes
Trailers

"Haunting and profound... There could never be too many movies like this one."

—A. O. Scott, The New York Times

"A moving, beautifully modulated adaptation of Guy de Maupassant’s novel... has the kind of majesty found not in the grand gesture but the modest detail."

—Jay Weissberg, Variety

"A humble marvel."

—Boyd van Hoeij, The Hollywood Reporter

FIPRESCI Prize – Venice Film Festival 2016

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Judith Chemla and Swann Arlaud in <i>A Woman's Life</i>. Photo by Michael Crotto.

Judith Chemla in <i>A Woman's Life</i>. Photo by Michael Crotto.

Judith Chemla and Yolande Moreau in <i>A Woman's Life</i>. Photo by Michael Crotto.

Judith Chemla, Nina Meurisse, and Swann Arlaud in <i>A Woman's Life</i>. Photo by Michael Crotto.

Yolande Moreau, Judith Chemla, and Jean-Pierre Darroussin in <i>A Woman's Life</i>. Photo by Michael Crotto.

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