Une femme française

Mar 15 1995 N/A 1h 40m
Drama, Romance

Wed just as war breaks out, Jeanne hardly gets to know her military husband, Louis, before the debacle of 1940. While waiting for his return from a POW camp, Jeanne journeys through countless affairs with Louis' comrades- in-arms. Hoping to forget these wartime betrayls, Louis takes his wife and the infant twins he didn't father to Berlin, where she falls for Matthais, a sensitive German industrialist. When the Indochinese war sends Louis to Vietnam, Matthais follows Jeanne back to France. A subsequent move to Damascus where Louis is posted as military attache, fails to break their bond.

Plot

Wed just as war breaks out, Jeanne hardly gets to know her military husband, Louis, before the debacle of 1940. While waiting for his return from a POW camp, Jeanne journeys through countless affairs with Louis' comrades- in-arms. Hoping to forget these wartime betrayls, Louis takes his wife and the infant twins he didn't father to Berlin, where she falls for Matthais, a sensitive German industrialist. When the Indochinese war sends Louis to Vietnam, Matthais follows Jeanne back to France. A subsequent move to Damascus where Louis is posted as military attache, fails to break their bond.

Written by

Régis Wargnier, Alain Le Henry

Directed by

Régis Wargnier

Production Countries

Germany, France, United Kingdom

Production Companies

Studio Babelsberg, TF1 Films Production, UGC Images, Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC), D.A. Films, Recorded Picture Company (RPC)

Languages

Français

Awards

3 wins

Scores
# of Votes
1,420
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA