A Woman's Life (film)
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| Directed by | Stéphane Brizé |
| Written by | Stéphane Brizé Florence Vignon |
| Based on | Une vie by Guy de Maupassant |
| Produced by | Miléna Poylo Gilles Sacuto |
| Starring | Judith Chemla Jean-Pierre Darroussin Yolande Moreau |
| Cinematography | Antoine Héberlé |
| Edited by | Anne Klotz |
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| Distributed by | Diaphana Films (France) O'Brother Distribution (Belgium) |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Countries | France Belgium |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $8.2 million |
| Box office | $880.000 |
A Woman's Life (French: Une vie) is a 2016 French-Belgian drama film directed by Stéphane Brizé. It is based on the Guy de Maupassant's novel Une vie about a sensitive woman forced to face the harshness of the world.
It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival where it won the FIPRESCI Prize for Best Film in competition. It was awarded the Louis Delluc Prize for Best Film in 2016.
The film is described as "the delicate story of a life of candid emotions and searing disappointments", which presents the novel "in a series of bright flashbacks and gloomy flashforwards". Using a hand-held camera, Brizé frames "the heroine, played by a magnificent Judith Chemla... in 4:3 format (also known as 1.33:1), imprisoning her in a tormented existence".