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A Gentle Creature (1969)
| Rating: | No Rating |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Release Date: | January 1, 1969 |
| Running time: | 87 minutes |
| Cast: | Dominique Sanda, Guy Frangin, Jeanne Lobre, Claude Ollier, Jacques Kébadian |
| Director: | Robert Bresson |
| Writer: | Robert Bresson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
Description: A heartbreaking tale of love's failure to unite two people. When the teenage wife of a pawnbroker suddenly and inexplicably commits suicide, her distraught husband tries to understand what could have led to such a desperate act. The story unfolds in flashbacks, revealing a pattern of miscommunication and abuse. The free-spirited, inquisitive teenager, known only as She, had married to escape poverty. Suffocated by her controlling, possessive husband, her gentle nature gradually grows defiant. Shortly after a reconciliation, she decides to end her life.
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