Gilles' Wife

– Gilles' wife, Elise, who smiles when she thinks of him, cooks and scrubs and cheerfully makes love t..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 43 Minutes
Release Year:
2004
Original Name:
La Femme de Gilles
Gilles' Wife (2004) - Also known as La Femme de Gilles

Gilles' wife, Elise, who smiles when she thinks of him, cooks and scrubs and cheerfully makes love to him, suspects during her third pregnancy that he is having an affair with her coquettish younger sister, Victorine. Elise suffers, usually in silence. She listens to her husband rave; she asks her priest; she breaks picture frames; she weeps. She decides on a strategy to keep him. Will she succeed?

Gilles' Wife (2004) - Trailer

Release Date:

15 Sep 2004

Language:

French

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Frédéric Fonteyne

Writer:

Philippe Blasband, Madeleine Bourdouxhe (novel), Frédéric Fonteyne, Marion Hänsel

Main Actors:

Emmanuelle Devos, Clovis Cornillac, Laura Smet, Colette Emmanuelle

Plot:

Gilles' wife, Elise, who smiles when she thinks of him, cooks and scrubs and cheerfully makes love to him, suspects during her third pregnancy that he is having an affair with her coquettish younger sister, Victorine. Elise suffers, usually in silence. She listens to her husband rave; she asks her priest; she breaks picture frames; she weeps. She decides on a strategy to keep him. Will she succeed?

Awards:

5 wins & 3 nominations.

Production:

Mars Distribution

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
82%
Metacritic:
82%