The Love of a Woman
The Love of a Woman (French: L'amour d'une femme, Italian: L'amore di una donna) is a 1953 French-Italian drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Micheline Presle, Massimo Girotti and Gaby Morlay.[1] It was Grémillon's final feature film as director, although he made a handful of documentaries and short films.
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| Directed by | Jean Grémillon |
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| Cinematography | Louis Page |
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| Distributed by | Ciné Sélection |
Release date | 13 December 1953 |
Running time | 104 minutes |
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| Language | French |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Clavel. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location on the Île d'Ouessant off Finistère.
Synopsis
A young female doctor settles in a village on an island off the coast of Brittany, where she engages in a relationship with an engineer working on a project on the island.
Main cast
- Micheline Presle as Dr. Marie Prieur
- Massimo Girotti as André Lorenzi
- Gaby Morlay as Germaine Leblanc
- Paolo Stoppa as Le curé
- Marc Cassot as Marcel
- Marius David as Lulu, l'adjoint d'André
- Yvette Etiévant as Fernande de Malgorny
- Roland Lesaffre as Yves
- Robert Naly as Dr. Morel
- Madeleine Geoffroy as Isabelle Morel
References
- The A to Z of French Cinema p.194
Bibliography
- Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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