L'Amour d'une femme (1954)
Directed by Jean Grémillon

Drama / Romance
aka: The Love of a Woman

Film Synopsis

Marie Prieur is a 28-year-old, recently qualified doctor who is about to take up her first post at Oudessant, a small island off the coast of Brittany.  She receives a lukewarm welcome from the locals; in fact, the only person who seems pleased to see her is the  old schoolteacher, Mademoiselle Leblanc.  Marie's first patient is a young girl named Aline.  Without the approval of Aline's parents, Marie manages to cure her of her illness.  This outcome brings Marie to the attention of André Lorenzi, a young engineer, and a passionate romance ensues, to the detriment of Marie's work.  As the young doctor becomes increasingly absentminded and careless in her work, her friend Mademoiselle Leblanc makes an effort to bring her back to reality...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Jean Grémillon
  • Script: René Fallet (dialogue), Jean Grémillon (dialogue), René Wheeler (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: Louis Page
  • Music: Elsa Barraine, Henri Dutilleux
  • Cast: Micheline Presle (Dr. Marie Prieur), Massimo Girotti (André Lorenzi), Gaby Morlay (Germaine Leblanc), Paolo Stoppa (Le curé), Marc Cassot (Marcel), Marius David (Lulu, l'adjoint d'André), Yvette Etiévant (Fernande de Malgorny), Roland Lesaffre (Yves), Robert Naly (Dr. Morel), Madeleine Geoffroy (Isabelle Morel), Made Siamé (Joséphine), France Asselin (Yvonne Le Quellec), Laurence Badie (La fille du patron du bistrot), Jacqueline Jehanneuf (La nouvelle institutrice), Julien Carette (Le Quellec), Émile Ronet, Henri Marchand, Robert Mercier, Jean Péméja, Georges Cadix
  • Country: France / Italy
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 104 min
  • Aka: The Love of a Woman

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