Gilles' wife, Elise, who smiles when she thinks of him, cooks and scrubs and cheerfully makes love to him, suspects during her third pregnancy that he is having an affair with her coquettish younger sister, Victorine. Elise suffers, usually in silence. She listens to her husband rave; she asks her priest; she breaks picture frames; she weeps. She decides on a strategy to keep him. Will she succeed?... (Full plot summary below)
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Gilles' wife, Elise, who smiles when she thinks of him, cooks and scrubs and cheerfully makes love to him, suspects during her third pregnancy that he is having an affair with her coquettish younger sister, Victorine. Elise suffers, usually in silence. She listens to her husband rave; she asks her priest; she breaks picture frames; she weeps. She decides on a strategy to keep him. Will she succeed?
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| Orlando SentinelRoger MooreGilles' Wife is a disquieting film of frustrating subtlety. But Devos is a compelling presence at the heart of it. She, and the scenery that is her backdrop, make it worth the three espressos you'll need to drink to stay awake through it all. |
| Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckFonteyne invests the material with a minimalist but powerful tension, and cinematographer Virginie Saint-Martin provides one beautifully composed visual after another. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertI was fascinated by the face of Emmanuelle Devos, and her face is specifically why I recommend the movie. |
| Film Journal InternationalDoris ToumarkineA small, perfect storm of beautiful components brought together by Fonteyne and his team. |
| Detroit Free PressTerry LawsonEasy to fall into, courtesy of the inviting, autumnal cinematography of Virginie Saint-Martin and the persuasive, committed and sensual performance of the title character, played by Emmanuelle Devos. |
| New York TimesManohla DargisHas an appealing surface beauty, largely due to the talented cinematographer Virginie Saint Martin, and an equally shallow mystery. |
| european-films.netBoyd van HoeijA thoughtful motion-picture about the inner workings of a woman's mind that is daringly melodramatic and as sparse with words as its photography is lush and colourful. |
| L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorAll but a silent movie, Frédéric Fonteyne’s strikingly atmospheric film - adapted by Philippe Blasband and Marion Hänsel from a 1937 novel - relies on the extraordinarily mobile face of Emmanuelle Devos to express the pain of a woman who has no language for her inner turmoil. |
| Village VoiceDavid NgDevos's performance is an expert workshop of internalized emotions and silent forbearance. |
| User ReviewEylem Ei love this one as very slow and such a creative, emotional and touchin' one for me |
