Gabrielle

Gabrielle

Directed by Patrice Chéreau

Produced by Azor Films

200590 min5.8 / 10

A melancholic, intellectually rigorous dissection of a marriage's collapse between two bourgeois Parisians, told through intimate dialogue and unresolved emotional tension.

Wealthy but arrogant writer Jean Hervey comes home one day to find that his wife, Gabrielle, has left him for another man. Realizing her mistake, Gabrielle returns, and the pair begin a merciless analysis of their marriage as the relationship comes undone.

Questions people ask

  • Is Gabrielle sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does Gabrielle end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Gabrielle violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Gabrielle scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Gabrielle easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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.

25/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity78

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Gabrielle

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Gabrielle

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Gabrielle, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Gabrielle, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Gabrielle, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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