A Woman's Life (2016)

5.6/10 119 min Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Judith Chemla

Jeanne Le Perthuis des Vauds

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Le baron Simon-Jacques Le Perthuis des Vauds

Swann Arlaud

Julien de Lamare

Yolande Moreau

La baronne Adélaïde Le Perthuis des Vauds

Nina Meurisse

Rosalie

Clotilde Hesme

Gilberte de Fourville

Alain Beigel

Georges de Fourville

Olivier Perrier

L'abbé Picot

Finnegan Oldfield

Paul de Lamare

Lise Lamétrie

Voix cousine Rose (voice)

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