The Love of a Woman (L amour d une femme) was the final feature of the great French filmmaker Jean Grémillon, concluding a string of classics that included such greats as Remorques, Lumière d'été and Pattes blanches. Marie, a young doctor, arrives on the island of Ushant to replace its retiring physician. She experiences prejudice from the mostly male population, but also love in the form of engineer André. Starring Micheline Presle, whose impressive career has encompassed French, Italian and Hollywood cinema, and Massimo Girotti, best-known for his performance... in Luchino Visconti s Ossessione, The Love of a Woman is a sad, beautiful, romantic masterpiece. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition presentations of the feature, from materials supplied by Gaumont Original French mono audio (uncompressed LPCM on the Blu-ray) Optional English subtitles In Search of Jean Grémillon, a feature-length documentary on the filmmaker from 1969, containing interviews with director René Clair, archivist Henri Langlois, actors Micheline Presle and Pierre Brasseur, and others Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jennifer Dionisio FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector s booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Ginette Vincendeau [show more]
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Classic French drama co-written and directed by Jean Grémillon. The film follows Marie Prieur (Micheline Presle), a young doctor who moves to the remote French island of Ushant to take up a new job. After initially struggling to win favour with the locals, Marie soon becomes a respected member of the small community and begins enjoying her new life. However, when she meets and falls for handsome engineer André Lorenzi (Massimo Girotti), Marie must make some difficult choices as she decides whether or not to remain on Ushant or return to the mainland with André. The cast also includes Gaby Morlay, Paolo Stoppa and Marc Cassot.
Please note this is a region B Blu-ray/DVD and will require a region B or region free Blu-ray/DVD player in order to play. The Love of a Woman (L amour d une femme) was the final feature of the great French filmmaker Jean Grémillon, concluding a string of classics that included such greats as Remorques, Lumière d'été and Pattes blanches. Marie, a young doctor, arrives on the island of Ushant to replace its retiring physician. She experiences prejudice from the mostly male population, but also love in the form of engineer André. Actors: Micheline Presle, Massimo Girotti, Gaby Morlay Directors: Jean Grémillon Language: French Subtitles: English Number of discs: 2
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