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Cast
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
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2004
Runtime1h 43m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes18
DirectorFrédéric Fonteyne
WritersPhilippe Blasband, Marion Hänsel, Frédéric Fonteyne
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.8 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsGilles' Wife
About Gilles' Wife
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?
Directed by Frédéric Fonteyne, Gilles' Wife leans on a strong ensemble — Emmanuelle Devos, Clovis Cornillac, Laura Smet — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2004.
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