A Woman's Life

A Woman's Life

Directed by Stéphane Brizé

Produced by BeTV, TS Productions

2016119 min5.6 / 10

A melancholic period drama tracing one woman's gradual disillusionment as marriage and life strip away her youthful innocence in 19th-century Normandy.

Normandy, 1819. Jeanne is a young woman full of childish dreams and innocence when she returns home after finishing her schooling in a convent. She marries a local Viscount, Julien de Lamare, who soon reveals himself to be a miserly and unfaithful man. Little by little Jeanne’s illusions are stripped away.

Questions people ask

  • Is A Woman's Life sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Does A Woman's Life end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is A Woman's Life scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is A Woman's Life violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is A Woman's Life easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

24/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity87

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like A Woman's Life

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as A Woman's Life

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like A Woman's Life, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like A Woman's Life, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like A Woman's Life, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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