A Married Woman

1965

1h 34m

Drama

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86%

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21 Reviews

84%

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500+ Ratings

A Frenchwoman (Macha Méril) needs her husband's (Philippe Leroy) security and her lover's (Bernard Noël) passion.

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Ty Burr

Boston Globe

Beauty in this movie is squeezed out of modern life until it fills the cracks between the characters' feelings.

Rated: 4/4

Jun 24, 2019

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

A thoughtful, probing exercise in erotic stagnation - no less engaging for lacking pulpiness.

Apr 14, 2016

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Calum Marsh

Village Voice

An extraordinarily rich and provocative picture in its own right.

Dec 1, 2015

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Jeremy Carr

Vague Visages

So what does A Married Woman all add up to? For one thing, perhaps a sign of what was to come in Godard’s ever-evolving methodology...

Nov 15, 2023

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

A Married Woman reveals itself to be a rather terse but effective study on consumerism and gendered commodification.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 24, 2019

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Charles Mudede

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Godard's eye is as pure as a cello solo.

Aug 23, 2018

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cem y

I found it a bit unnecessarily abstract and the actors a bit dull. Shots were interesting and they might be worth deconstructing

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

A Married Woman is an adulterous woman. There are lots of lovely shots of Charlotte's skin and lovers subtly stroking each other in soft black and white cinematography . For a woman who is getting laid a lot between her husband and her lover, she's a pretty lousy kisser - kisses that barely escape being air kisses. She spends a huge amount of time looking at bra advertisements while eavesdropping on two girls talking about one of them about to lose her virginity. You never see them, but she spends a lot of time thinking about and measuring her breasts in quest of the perfect pair. There's typically abstruse French discussions on memory, the present, intelligence, the theatre and the like. It's all quite profound unless it isn't. Johnny C sez it's worth a look.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

Godard's examination of a woman and her two loves; fragmented and talky.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

One of Godard's most intimate films. A Married Woman captures a sensuous mystique through its alluring close up shots, and entrancing dialogue, that actually make the film feel a bit Bergman-esque. While the narrative itself is almost formless, the avant-garde structure, timeless themes, and sublime sense of humor make the film ably relevant for any generation.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Beautiful. Thought-provoking.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

This quasi-feminist film is easily forgettable.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Jean-Luc Godard

Director

Macha Méril

Charlotte

Bernard Noël

Robert

Philippe Leroy-Beaulieu

Pierre

Christophe Bourseiller

Nicolas

Rita Maiden

Madame Celine

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Synopsis

A Frenchwoman (Macha Méril) needs her husband's (Philippe Leroy) security and her lover's (Bernard Noël) passion.

Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Screenwriter: Jean-Luc Godard
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 34m

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