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Gilles' Wife

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Based on the novel by Madeleine Bourdouxhe, Gilles’ Wife is a haunting tale of love and betrayal in a small mining town on the outskirts of France. A devoted wife struggles to save her marriage when she suspects her husband is having an affair with her younger sister. Plenty of sex but no nudity in this slow-moving arthouse film. (French with English subtitles)

Review

In a small French town, right around the start of WWII, a father of two begins an affair with his pregnant wife's sister. The simplicity of this plot allows for an in-depth examination of how the wife endures this affair. It's all portrayed in the expressive face of Emmanuelle Devos, trying to maintain a stiff upper lip waiting for the affair to blow over. Director Frederic Fonteyne (An Affair of Love) once again proves himself expert at exploring the underlying emotions of sex, love and lust. However he missteps at the climax, magnifying the problematic sudden ending with an equally jarring shift in his camerawork. Even so, it's worth watching because of Devos' remarkable performance.

-- David Gorgos