A Respectable Woman (film)
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| French | Une femme respectable |
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| Directed by | Bernard Émond |
| Written by | Bernard Émond |
| Based on | "Such Is Life" by Luigi Pirandello |
| Produced by | Bernadette Payeur |
| Starring | Hélène Florent Martin Dubreuil |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Canniccioni |
| Edited by | Annie Jean |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
A Respectable Woman (French: Une femme respectable) is a 2023 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Bernard Émond.
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 relationship so much as in finding a new mother for his three children from the other relationship.
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.
It premiered at the Filmfest München on June 28, 2023, and opened commercially on August 18.