The painting of Stéphane Brizé is an adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's novel "The Story of a Lifetime", which Leo Tolstoy himself described as the greatest French narrative since "The Wretches".

France, 1819. Seventeen-year-old Jeanne left the monastery, where she grew up with other young aristocrats, and returned to her family estate. On the spot, parents have already planned a wedding daughters viscount Julian de Lamare.

At the first meeting Jeanne is charmed by a handsome man with impeccable manners. However, the wedding night is a cruel disappointment. Julian brutally rapes his young wife, then falls asleep. In the subsequent years of marriage, Jeanne's misery is only deepening ...

PRIZES AND FESTIVALS:
2017 - Cezary 2017 - best actress, Judith Chemla (nomination), best costumes (nomination)
2016 - Venice International Film Festival 2016 - FIPRESCI Award, main competition
2017 - Lumiere Awards - best film, best director, best actress, best photos (nominations)
2017 - Spring Film Film Festival
2016 - Louis Delluca Award - Best Film Award
2016 - Toronto International Film Festival
2016 - International Film Festival in Rio de Janeiro
2016 - Pusan ​​International Film Festival
2016 - Stockholm International Film Festival