Fresh
Easy to fall into, courtesy of the inviting, autumnal cinematography of Virginie Saint-Martin and the persuasive, committed and sensual performance of the title character, played by Emmanuelle Devos.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Overview
Gilles' wife, Elise, who smiles when she thinks of him, cooks and scrubs and cheerfully makes love to him, suspects during her third pregnancy that he is having an affair with her coquettish younger sister, Victorine. Elise suffers, usually in silence. She listens to her husband rave; she asks her priest; she breaks picture frames; she weeps. She decides on a strategy to keep him. Will she succeed?
Director and cast
- Frédéric Fonteyne Director
- Emmanuelle Devos as Elisa
- Clovis Cornillac as Gilles
- Laura Smet as Victorine
- Dean Constantin as Dancer Valse / Tango / Java.
- Colette Emmanuelle as La mère d'Élisa
- Gil Lagay as Le père d'Élisa
- Alice Verlinden as La jumelle #1
- Chloé Verlinden as La jumelle #2
- Yoann Blanc as L'homme à la cigarette
- Philippe Jeusette as L'ouvrier moqueur
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
81%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Were Hitchcock alive, he'd surely claim the ripe and faintly sinister Devos as his muse.
Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly
Fresh
Told primarily via body language and facial expressions with a minimum of dialogue, beautifully observed, emotionally intense tale is an ambitious and rewarding outing for Frederic Fonteyne.
Lisa Nesselson, Variety
Fresh
Gilles' Wife is a disquieting film of frustrating subtlety. But Devos is a compelling presence at the heart of it. She, and the scenery that is her backdrop, make it worth the three espressos you'll need to drink to stay awake through it all.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
Like those '30 classics it suggests, Gilles' Wife seduces us with true cinematic magic: rich characters, great acting and that rapturous old French blend of realism and theatricality.
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
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