A Gentle Woman

– When his young wife commits suicide, leaving no explanation for her act, an introspective pawnbroker..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 28 Minutes
Release Year:
1969
Original Name:
Une femme douce
A Gentle Woman (1969) - Also known as Une femme douce

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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A Gentle Woman (1969) - Trailer

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

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%