Une vie (1958)
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Maria Schell, Christian Marquand, Pascale Petit, Louis Arbessier, Marie-Hélène Dasté, Ivan Desny, Andrée Tainsy, Antonella Lualdi
After a happy childhood, Jeanne Dandieu’s marriage to Julien de Lamare turns into a life marked by betrayal and tragedy.
The story
After a happy childhood near her parents, Jeanne Dandieu marries the handsome Julien de Lamare. But Julien, cynical and brutal, married her for money and is soon stifled by her exclusive passion. He openly cheats on Jeanne with Rosalie, their maid, who becomes pregnant. Jeanne forgives him, and she later has a son, Paul. The arrival of the beautiful, sensual Gilberte de Fourcheville will hasten the tragedy.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After a happy childhood near her parents, Jeanne Dandieu married the handsome Julien de Lamare. Cynical and brutal, he had married for money and was soon stifled by his wife’s exclusive passion. He openly cheats on her, under their own roof, with Rosalie, the maid, who becomes pregnant. Jeanne forgives him. She herself has a son, Paul. The arrival of the beautiful, sensual Gilberte de Fourcheville will hasten the tragedy. After catching his wife with Julien, Fourcheville will push the carriage in which the two lovers sheltered their affair over the edge. With Rosalie by her side, a shattered Jeanne will devote her life to her son.
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