A Gentle Woman Movie Review 1969

Adaptation of Dostoevsky's short story about a young married woman who kills herself. Sanda marries pawnbroker Frangin, is miserable in her marriage, toys with killing her husband, and commits suicide instead, leaving the bewildered Frangin to try to figure out why. Several theories are offered but nothing is ever made clear. Debut of Sanda; Bressons' first film in color. French with subtitles.

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Available on VHS
Running time 89 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Marriage, Suicide, Adapted from a Story, Books to Film: Fyodor Dostoyevski

Screenplay

Robert Bresson

Cast

Dominique Sanda, Guy Frangin, Jane Lobre

Cinematography

Ghislan Cloquet

Director

Robert Bresson

Music

Jean Wiener