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The Married Woman

The Married Woman

Drama · Romance · 1964

A superficial woman finds conflict choosing between her abusive husband and her vain lover.

Movie details

The Married Woman

“She Loves Two Men... She is Married to One!”

1964 Drama · Romance 1h 35m

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TMDB

6.9 / 10

Community rating

A superficial woman finds conflict choosing between her abusive husband and her vain lover.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jean-Luc Godard

Written by

Jean-Luc Godard

Macha Méril

Macha Méril

Charlotte

Bernard Noël

Bernard Noël

Robert, the Lover

Philippe Leroy

Philippe Leroy

Pierre, the Husband

Christophe Bourseiller

Christophe Bourseiller

Nicolas

Roger Leenhardt

Roger Leenhardt

Self

Margareth Clémenti

Margareth Clémenti

Girl in Swimming Pool

V

Véronique Duval

Girl in Swimming Pool

Court is in session

Put The Married Woman on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.