Mal de pierres (2016)

In 1950s France, Gabrielle is a passionate, free-spirited woman who is in a loveless marriage and falls for another man when she is sent away to the Alps to treat her kidney stones. Gabrielle yearns to free herself and run away with André.

Director:

Nicole Garcia

Writers:

Milena Agus (based on the novel by), Natalie Carter (collaboration)

Stars:

Marion Cotillard, Alex Brendemühl, Louis Garrel

16 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marion Cotillard	...	Gabrielle
Alex Brendemühl	...	José (as Àlex Brendemühl)
Louis Garrel	...	Le lieutenant André Sauvage
Brigitte Roüan	...	Adèle
Victoire Du Bois	...	Jeannine
Aloïse Sauvage	...	Agostine
Daniel Para	...	Martin
Jihwan Kim	...	Blaise - l'ordonnance
Victor Quilichini	...	Marc Rabascal
Ange Black-Bereyziat	...	Marc Rabascal
Sören Rochefort	...	Georget
Camilo Acosta Mendoza	...	Camilo
Francisco Alfonsin	...	Paco
Julio Bollullo Carasco	...	Julio
Folco Jullien	...	Un garçon à la fête

Storyline

Gabrielle comes from a small village in the South of France, at a time when her dream of true love is considered scandalous, and even a sign of insanity. Her parents marry her to José, an honest and loving Spanish farm worker who they think will make a respectable woman of her. Despite José's devotion to her, she vows that she will never love José and lives like a prisoner bound by the constraints of conventional post-World War II society until the day she is sent away to a cure in the Alps to heal her kidney stones. There she meets André Sauvage, a dashing injured veteran of the Indochinese War, who rekindles the passion buried inside her. She promises they will run away together, and he seems to share her desire. Will anyone dare rob her of her right to follow her dreams?

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Plot Keywords:

title directed by female | female protagonist | post world war two | based on novel | kidney stone | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes Love is the Only Thing That's Real

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some strong sexuality and graphic nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

France Belgium Canada

Language:

French Spanish German

Release Date:

28 July 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Un momento de amor

Filming Locations:

Lyon, France

Box Office

Budget:

€10,300,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,473, 30 July 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$37,757, 20 August 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Productions du Trésor,StudioCanal,France 3 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Adaptation of sardinian (Sardinia - Italy) author Milena Agus's best-selling novel "Mal di Pietre" ("From the Land of the Moon" in US/UK/Canada and "The House in Via Manno" in Australia.)

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Goofs

When Gabrielle is in front of her mirror before being asked to go the doctor in the clinic, you can see a modern light switch as well as well as a grounded power outlet on the right.

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Connections

Referenced in Evening Urgant: Dolph Lundgren (2016)

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Soundtracks

Fox Trot des cailloux
Performed by Pascale Petit

User Reviews

Amazing movie remember me of A Beautiful Mind this time in a love story

Amazing movie remember me of A Beautiful Mind this time in a love story.

Amazing movie despite low rating, it is a must watch movie. I personally put it on my top list of preferred movies.

Just watch it and ignore its low rating...many people may not understand it.