'Gabrielle' takes no prisoners

Compact and gloriously contrary, Patrice Chéreau's "Gabrielle" casts a strange spell. Based on "The Return," Joseph Conrad's short story about a seemingly perfect marriage coming apart at its seams, the drama centers on Gabrielle and Jean Hervey (Isabelle Huppert and Pascal Greggory), a well-off and very social couple living in Paris circa 1912. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
This screen adaptation of Joseph Conrad's short story "The Return" recreates turn-of-the-century France to focus on the events that overwhelm a middle-aged, seemingly happily married couple.

FILM FACTS ...
IFC Films
'Gabrielle'

Director: Patrice Chéreau
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Pascal Greggory, Thierry Hancisse, Claudia Coli, Chantal Neuwirth
Run time: 90 minutes
Release date: July 14, 2006
Language: French with English subtitles
Rating: Not rated but there are emotionally intense scenes, sexuality and brief nudity.

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B
"Explosive and intense, melancholy yet sometimes mordantly funny..."

The Palm Beach Post: B
"... there is a delicacy and an opulence to this film."


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