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Feature film — 2026

A Woman's Life (2026)

6.41h 38mDrama — Comedy

Gabrielle, a dedicated surgeon and head of a hospital department, is stretched thin by the weight of responsibility. There is little time left for her private life: a loving husband and a mother who depends on her care. Yet this is the life she wanted, the life she chose. When a novelist comes to observe her at work for a book, her balance begins to shift.

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A high-signal pick with 45 votes.

ARTE France Cinéma / Les Films Pelléas / Versus Production / Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma / La Femme qui aimait les films / Proximus / BeTV & Orange / RTBF

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Director: Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet

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Cast & crew

Léa Drucker as Gabrielle

Léa Drucker

Gabrielle

Mélanie Thierry as Frida

Mélanie Thierry

Frida

Charles Berling as Henri

Charles Berling

Henri

Laurent Capelluto as Kamyar

Laurent Capelluto

Kamyar

Marie-Christine Barrault as Arlette

Marie-Christine Barrault

Arlette

Yumi Narita as Setsuko

Yumi Narita

Setsuko

Suzanne de Baecque as

Suzanne de Baecque

Erri De Luca as

Erri De Luca

Léna Bréban as

Léna Bréban

Lucas Noël as Simon

Lucas Noël

Simon