A Woman’s Life (FCP 2026)
女人這一生 (FCP 2026)
6.4/10 Mixed 38 votes
- Released
- 10 Oct 2026
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Original title
- La vie d'une femme
- Language
- fr
The verdict
Audiences rate it 6.4 out of 10 on TMDB across 38 votes — a mixed reception. It is not currently playing in Hong Kong cinemas. 98 minutes.
What it is about
Gabrielle, 55, gives herself to her work, body and soul. As a surgeon and head of the hospital department, she is constantly on the move, 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. How far is she willing to go to shake what she has built?
What to expect
Gabrielle, a 55-year-old hospital department head, has built exactly the life she wanted — one that leaves almost no room for a husband or an ageing mother. The movie follows what happens when a novelist shadows her at work and that carefully held balance starts to tilt. The pleasure here is watching Léa Drucker hold the screen with the kind of composure that makes every small crack feel seismic. The pacing is unhurried, the palette cool and clinical, and the script trusts you to sit with ambivalence rather than handing out answers. It will frustrate anyone looking for a dramatic blow-up; it rewards viewers who like watching a woman quietly audit her own choices. In Hong Kong it plays in French with English subtitles, runs 98 minutes, and is a standard-format release only. Across 38 audience votes it holds a 6.4, which tells you it is dividing people — exactly what a character study this restrained tends to do.
Cast
-
Léa Drucker
Gabrielle -
Mélanie Thierry
Frida -
Charles Berling
Henri -
Laurent Capelluto
Kamyar -
Marie-Christine Barrault
Arlette -
Yumi Narita
Setsuko -
Suzanne de Baecque
-
Erri De Luca
-
Léna Bréban
-
Lucas Noël
Simon
Crew
- Director Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet
- Screenplay Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet
- Director of Photography Noé Bach
- Editor Clément Pinteaux
- Producer David Thion
Common questions
- How long is the movie?
- 98 minutes.
- What language and subtitles?
- French with English subtitles.
- Is it playing in IMAX or other premium formats?
- No, standard format only.
- Is it suitable for children?
- It is a drama with adult themes. Check the local certificate.
