In a small village in rural France, Garbrielle (Oscar® winner Marion Cotillard) dreams of a more passionate life, much to her family's chagrin.. With the intent of making her into a respectable woman, they marry her off to honest farmer Jose (ALEX BRENDEMÃHL). Once married Gabrielle develops an illness and is sent to the Alps for treatment. There she meets a dashing injured veteran of the Indochina War (LOUIS GARREL). The affair rekindles the passion buried deep inside her. With this newfound love, she is determined to run away and free herself from the marriage... that imprisons her. This time she's determined to follow her dream. [show more]
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Nicole Garcia co-writes and directs this romantic drama adapted from the novel by Milena Agus. The film follows Gabrielle (Marion Cotillard), a young woman from a small village in rural France whose romantic pursuit of her teacher leaves her parents mortified. Deciding she needs a dependable husband, they arrange for her to marry Spanish farmer José (Alex Brendemühl) in the hope he will be able to curb her wild ways. However, despite José's devotion to her, Gabrielle is deeply unhappy and is given a chance to escape her situation when she is sent to a spa in the Alps for treatment for a kidney problem. While there she meets and falls for recovering war veteran André Sauvage (Louis Garrel), and although she starts to believe André could be the man she's always longed for, she must soon face reality and the prospect of returning to her husband and unhappy life back home.
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