A Woman's Life (film)

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. 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.[2][3] It was awarded the Louis Delluc Prize for Best Film in 2016.[4]

A Woman's Life
Film poster
Directed byStéphane Brizé
Produced byMiléna Poylo
Gilles Sacuto
Written byStéphane Brizé
Florence Vignon
Based onUne vie
by Guy de Maupassant
StarringJudith Chemla
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Yolande Moreau
CinematographyAntoine Héberlé
Edited byAnne Klotz
Production
company
Distributed byDiaphana
Release date
  • 6 September 2016 (2016-09-06) (Venice)
  • 23 November 2016 (2016-11-23) (France)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryFrance
Belgium
LanguageFrench
Budget$8.2 million
Box office$880.000[1]

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Normandy. It started 24 August 2015.[5][6]

Accolades

Award / Film Festival Category Recipients Result
César Awards Best Actress Judith Chemla Nominated
Best Costume Design Madeline Fontaine Nominated
Louis Delluc Prize Best Film Won
Magritte Awards Best Supporting Actress Yolande Moreau Nominated
Lumières Awards Best Film Nominated
Best Director Stéphane Brizé Nominated
Best Actress Judith Chemla Nominated
Best Cinematography Antoine Héberlé Nominated
Venice International Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize Won
Golden Lion Nominated

References

  1. "A Woman's Life". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  2. "Venice Film Festival 2016". Deadline. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. "A Woman's Life wins Venice's FIPRESCI Award". Cineuropa.
  4. "Cinéma : le prix Louis Delluc décerné à "Une vie" de Stéphane Brizé". France 24.
  5. "Démarrage du tournage de "Une Vie" de Stéphane Brizé". Destination ciné. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  6. "Casting. Envie de tourner avec Yolande Moreau et JP Daroussin ?". Ouest-France.fr. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
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