In nineteenth-century France, the romantic daughter of a country squire marries a dull country doctor. To escape boredom, she throws herself into love affairs with a suave local landowner and a law student, and runs up ruinous debts.
1991
HD
143min
France
French
Claude Chabrol
Isabelle Huppert
Christophe Malavoy
Christiane Minazzoli
Jean-François Balmer
François Périer
Lucas Belvaux
Jean Yanne
Henri Attal
Jean-Louis Maury
based on novel or book
19th century
female empowerment
adultery
france
debt collector
normandy france
sexually empowered woman
bourgeoisie
