119 minutes, in French with Englsih subtitles, Directed by: Stéphane Brizé

Starring: Judith Chemla, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Yolande Moreau

Not Rated

A Woman's Life is a tale of tormented love embedded in the restrictive social and moral codes of marriage and family in 19th century Normandy. Upon finishing her schooling in a convent, a young aristocrat marries a local, who soon reveals himself to be an unfaithful husband. As she navigates his chronic infidelity,pressure from her family and community, and the joys and burdens of motherhood, her illusions about her privileged world are slowly stripped away.