Mal de pierres

Jul 28 2017 R 2h 0m
Drama, Romance

In 1950s France, a free-spirited woman trapped in an arranged marriage falls in love with an injured veteran of the Indochinese War.

Plot

Gabrielle comes from a small village in the South of France at a time when her dream of true love is considered scandalous--even a sign of insanity. Her parents marry her to José, an honest, loving Spanish farm worker whom they think will make a respectable woman of her. Despite José's devotion to her, she vows that she will never love him and lives like a prisoner bound by the constraints of conventional post-World War II society until the day she is sent away to the Alps to heal her kidney stones. There she meets André Sauvage, a dashing injured veteran of the Indo-Chinese War who rekindles her long-buried passions. She promises that they will run away together, and he seems to share her desire. Will anyone dare rob her of her right to follow her dreams?

Written by

Milena Agus, Natalie Carter, Jacques Fieschi

Directed by

Nicole Garcia

Production Countries

Canada, France, Belgium

Production Companies

Les Productions du Trésor, C-Films

Languages

Deutsch, Français, Español

Awards

1 win & 16 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
6,917
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
40
Popularity
NA