A Gentle Woman
– When his young wife commits suicide, leaving no explanation for her act, an introspective pawnbroker..
When his young wife commits suicide, leaving no explanation for her act, an introspective pawnbroker looks back on their life together and tries to understand why she had to kill herself.
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Release Date:
27 May 1971
Language:
French
Director:
Robert Bresson
Writer:
Fyodor Dostoevsky (from the short story by)
Main Actors:
Dominique Sanda, Guy Frangin, Jeanne Lobre, Claude Ollier
Plot:
A young woman kills herself, leaving no explanation to her grief-stricken pawnbroker husband. We learn in flashback about how they met, married, and how she failed to adapt her lifestyle to his. Disgusted with his attempts to dominate her, she considered murdering him, but found herself unable to do it...
Awards:
1 win.
Production:
Acacia Films
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