A Woman's Life
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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Cast
10 people
Léa Drucker
Gabrielle
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Mélanie Thierry
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Charles Berling
Henri
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Laurent Capelluto
Kamyar
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Marie-Christine Barrault
Arlette
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Fiasco
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Yumi Narita
Setsuko
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Suzanne de Baecque
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Jeanne du Barry
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Erri De Luca
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Léna Bréban
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Lucas Noël
Simon
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Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet Director · Noé Bach Cinematographer Clément Pinteaux Editor
First release May 13, 2026 · Produced in France, Belgium · Languages French, Italian
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
Les Films Pelléas
Production
Versus Production
Production
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Production
La Femme qui aimait les films
Production
Proximus
Production
BeTV & Orange
Production
RTBF
Production
France · Belgium
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La vie d'une femme
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Italian
Release dates
France · May 13, 2026
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · September 9, 2026
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
October 23, 2026 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
Belgium
September 11, 2026 · Premiere · Brussels International Film Festival
Czechia
July 4, 2026 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
December 31, 2026 · Theatrical
Finland
September 22, 2026 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
France
June 11, 2026 · Premiere · Cabourg Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
November 20, 2026 · Premiere · Hong Kong French Film Festival
Israel
September 27, 2026 · Premiere · Haifa International Film Festival
Slovakia
September 10, 2026 · Premiere · Cinematik International Film Festival
Spain
October 9, 2026 · Theatrical
Thailand
September 18, 2026 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
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