Gabrielle
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Patrice Chéreau
Isabelle Huppert
Thierry Hancisse
Claudia Coli
Chantal Neuwirth
Pascal Greggory
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The events that overwhelm a middle-aged, seemingly happily married couple. The arrogant, bourgeois M. Hervey descends from a train into the teeming bustle of the city. While on his way home, he reflects on the sturdiness of his life: the success he has made of it, and the fortress of security he has built around himself. It is not long before his self-satisfaction is rudely shattered when he discovers a letter from his wife, Gabrielle, waiting for him on his sideboard. The contents of the message will crumble that security and plunge him into newfound feelings of vulnerability, abandonment and betrayal. Husband and wife find themselves engaged in a parry-and-thrust of emotions that change mid-sentence and stretch their ability to function and live in the same house.
Director
Patrice Chéreau
Crew
Serge Catoire
Patrice Chéreau
Joseph Conrad
Caroline Devivaise
Olivier Dô Hùu
Ferdinanda Frangipane
+ric Gautier
François Gedigier
Benoit Hillebrant
Olivier Radot
Guillaume Sciama
Joseph Strub
Anne-louise Trividic
Fabio Vacchi
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Shown at New York Film Festival September 22-October 9, 2005.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (World Cinema) April 20-May 4, 2006.
Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Special Screening) March 10-18, 2006.
Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Tribute to Patrice Chéreau) July 3-11, 2009.
Based on the short story "The Return" written by Joseph Conrad, from the book "Tales of Unrest"; published by Penguin Books August 1, 1992.
Released in United States Summer July 14, 2006 (NY)
Released in United States August 4, 2006 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States on Video December 19, 2006
Released in United States 2005 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Competition) August 31-September 10, 2005.)
Released in United States 2005 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 22-October 9, 2005.)
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (World Cinema) April 20-May 4, 2006.)
Released in United States March 2006 (Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Special Screening) March 10-18, 2006.)
Released in United States Summer July 14, 2006
Released in United States August 4, 2006
Released in United States on Video December 19, 2006
Released in United States 2005
Released in United States 2006
Released in United States March 2006
Released in United States July 2009
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Competition) August 31-September 10, 2005.
Released in United States July 2009 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Tribute to Patrice Chéreau) July 3-11, 2009.)
