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A Woman's Life

2026 · 98 min

A quietly absorbing character study that balances the strain of professional duty with tender, everyday moments of connection.

Directed by
Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Léa Drucker, Mélanie Thierry, Charles Berling
Overview
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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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Léa Drucker, Mélanie Thierry, Charles Berling
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • identity
  • family
  • parenthood
  • love
Places
  • hospital
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet
Written by
Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet
Starring
Léa Drucker, Mélanie Thierry, Charles Berling, Laurent Capelluto, Marie-Christine Barrault, Yumi Narita, Suzanne de Baecque, Erri De Luca
Cinematography
Noé Bach
Runtime
98 min
Country
France, Belgium
Languages
French, Italian

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