Gabrielle
– A seemingly ideal marriage is thrown into embarrassing turmoil in Patrice Chéreau's period drama, b..
A seemingly ideal marriage is thrown into embarrassing turmoil in Patrice Chéreau's period drama, based on the short story The Return by Joseph Conrad.
09 Sep 2005
French
Patrice Chéreau
Patrice Chéreau, Anne-Louise Trividic, Joseph Conrad (novel)
Isabelle Huppert, Pascal Greggory, Claudia Coli, Thierry Hancisse
Paris shortly before World War I. Wealthy and self-satisfied, Jean Hervey is returning home from work, describing life with his wife of 10 years, Gabrielle; he values her as impassive and stolid. However, that day she's gone, leaving a letter that she's joining a man she loves. Jean is devastated, but within minutes she's returned, telling him that her resolve has failed. Over the next two days, he questions, demands, begs, and parries with her: why did she leave, why did she return, does she love him, did she ever love him, who is her lover, is she passionate with her lover? She's calm as alabaster, reserved. Is she in danger? When she makes an offer, how will he respond?
3 wins & 6 nominations.
$89,667
IFC First Take