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Gabrielle

2005 1h 30m Drama List
75% Tomatometer 55 Reviews 55% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
Wealthy but arrogant writer Jean Hervey (Pascal Greggory) comes home one day to find that his wife, Gabrielle (Isabelle Huppert), has left him for another man. Realizing her mistake, Gabrielle returns, and the pair begin a merciless analysis of their marriage as the relationship comes undone.
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Critics Consensus

Patrice Chéreau's exquisite rendering of Joseph Conrad's The Return brings underlying passions to surface in a long-suffering marriage.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader It’s a story of violent emotion quietly articulated in well-appointed rooms; the private scenes of man and wife navigating the emotional wreckage are punctuated by even more painful sequences. Jun 23, 2022 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Terry Lawson Detroit Free Press Although it is possible that French actress Isabelle Huppert makes the occasional false move, she does not make them in front of a camera. Rated: 3/4 Nov 17, 2006 Full Review Fernando F. Croce CinePassion A work of stunning intensity underneath opulent fabrics Aug 30, 2009 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Both protagonists give elegant and moving performances. Rated: B Jan 10, 2008 Full Review Anton Bitel Film4 A film that matches all too well the times it portrays, Gabrielle is claustrophobic, stifling, and not a little crusty. Saved only by its exquisitely bitter performances and immaculate design. Rated: 2.5/5 Jun 12, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Patrice Chéreau works cinematic and theatrical magic in this reworking of Joseph Conrad. Stylistic and almost operatic study of a marriage forged in Hell and where the most cruel action is simply to return to it. Brilliant and highly underrated film art. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Impresionante Isabelle Huppert..... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Dark, real and fabulously constructed. From the story The Return by Joseph Conrad. You will be turning it over in your mind for days after. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member isabelle huppert is so fine Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Hardcore intense drama. A little slow, but I loved it :) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member (***): Thumbs Up A bit tough to watch at times but I thought Huppert gave a great performance here. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Wealthy but arrogant writer Jean Hervey (Pascal Greggory) comes home one day to find that his wife, Gabrielle (Isabelle Huppert), has left him for another man. Realizing her mistake, Gabrielle returns, and the pair begin a merciless analysis of their marriage as the relationship comes undone.
Director
Patrice Chéreau
Producer
Patrice Chéreau
Screenwriter
Patrice Chéreau, Anne-Louise Trividic
Production Co
Albachiara, Arte France Cinema, Networkmovie, StudioCanal
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Jul 14, 2006
Release Date (DVD)
May 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$328.6K
Runtime
1h 30m