A Respectable Woman (film)

A Respectable Woman
FrenchUne femme respectable
Directed byBernard Émond
Written byBernard Émond
Based on"Such Is Life" by Luigi Pirandello
Produced byBernadette Payeur
StarringHélène Florent
Martin Dubreuil
CinematographyNicolas Canniccioni
Edited byAnnie Jean
Production
company
Release date
  • June 28, 2023 (2023-06-28) (Munich)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

A Respectable Woman (French: Une femme respectable) is a 2023 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Bernard Émond.[1]

Adapted in part from Luigi Pirandello's short story "Such Is Life (Pena di vivere cosi)" and set in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, in the 1930s, the film stars Hélène Florent as Rose Lemay, a woman who reluctantly agrees to take back her ex-husband Paul-Émile (Martin Dubreuil) after the death of the woman he left her for 11 years earlier, even though Paul-Émile is not genuinely interested in rekindling their releationship so much as in finding a new mother for his three children from the other relationship.[2]

The cast also includes Paul Savoie, Brigitte Lafleur, Juliette Maxyme Proulx and Normand Canac-Marquis.

The film entered production in 2022, with shooting taking place in Trois-Rivières and Rosemont.[3]

It premiered at the Filmfest München on June 28, 2023,[4] and opened commercially on August 18.[5]

  1. ^ Maxime Demers, "Le film «Une femme respectable», du cinéaste Bernard Émond, sera présenté en première mondiale au Filmfest de Munich". Le Journal de Montréal, June 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Josée Bourassa, "Le cinéaste Bernard Émond choisit Trois-Rivières pour son prochain film". Ici Radio-Canada Mauricie—Centre-du-Québec, February 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Clément Bolano, "Bernard Émond tourne son prochain film entre Rosemont et Trois-Rivières". Métro, April 2, 2022.
  4. ^ Andreas Wiseman, "Leo Leigh’s ‘Sweet Sue’ & Gaumont’s Vincent Perez Pic ‘The Edge Of The Blade’ Among Munich Film Festival World Premieres". Deadline Hollywood, June 6, 2023.
  5. ^ Véronique Larocque, "Le nouveau film de Bernard Émond en première mondiale à Munich". La Presse, June 7, 2023.