''Docteur Françoise Gailland'' is a 1976 French film directed by
Jean-Louis Bertuccelli, and starring
Annie Girardot,
Jean-Pierre Cassel,
François Périer and
Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (; born 16 March 1953) is a French actress. Described as "one of the best actresses in the world", she is known for her portrayals of cold and disdainful characters devoid of morality. She is the recipient of sev ...
.
It won the
César Award for Best Actress, and was nominated for Best Cinematography.
Plot
Dr. Françoise Gailland has a hectic schedule, which causes her to have little time to spend with her family, which consists of her husband Gérard, her pregnant teenaged daughter Elisabeth, and her sullen son Julien. However, she does manage to find the time to spend with her lover, Daniel Letessier. While her life in such disarray, she learns that she has cancer. Françoise tries to put a brave face on it, and is determined to face the life-threatening disease with courage.
Cast
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Annie Girardot as Françoise Gailland
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Jean-Pierre Cassel as Daniel Letessier
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François Périer as Gérard Gailland
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Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (; born 16 March 1953) is a French actress. Described as "one of the best actresses in the world", she is known for her portrayals of cold and disdainful characters devoid of morality. She is the recipient of sev ...
as Élisabeth Gailland
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William Coryn as Julien Gailland
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Suzanne Flon as Geneviève Liénard
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Anouk Ferjac
Anouk Ferjac (born 25 May 1932) is a French actress. She has appeared in 100 films and television shows between 1946 and 2000.
Selected filmography
* ''Scandal on the Champs-Élysées'' (1949)
* ''Justice Is Done'' (1950)
* '' Without Trumpet ...
as Fabienne Cristelle
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Michel Subor
Michel Subor (, born Mischa Subotzki; 2 February 1935 – 17 January 2022) was a French actor who gained initial fame with the starring role in Jean-Luc Godard's second feature, ''Le petit soldat'' (1960), but the French government banned it un ...
as Régis Cabret
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Josephine Chaplin as Hélène Varèse
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André Falcon as Jean Rimevale
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Jacqueline Doyen
Jacqueline Doyen (14 February 1930 – 3 September 2006) was a French actress. She appeared in 80 films and television shows between 1956 and 1995.
Filmography
* ''Le salaire du péché'' (1956) - (uncredited)
* ''L'étrange Monsieur Steve ...
as Raymonde
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Margo Lion as Mammy - la mère de Françoise
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Jacques Richard
Joseph Alfred Gilles Jacques Richard (October 7, 1952 – October 8, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Atlanta Flames, Buffalo Sabres, and Quebec Nordiques. After an impressi ...
as Le docteur Lesoux
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Andrée Damant
Andrée Damant (20 September 1929 – 6 December 2022) was a French actress.
Life and career
Damant starred in many commercials. She also specialized in the roles of sympathetic Méridionales often Marseillaises pure strain, which led from time ...
See also
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Isabelle Huppert on screen and stage
Isabelle Huppert is a French actress who has appeared in more than 120 feature films, mostly in starring roles. Regarded as one of the most respected actresses in French cinema, she has appeared in films directed by Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc God ...
References
External links
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1976 films
1970s French-language films
1976 drama films
Films featuring a Best Actress César Award-winning performance
Films directed by Jean-Louis Bertuccelli
French drama films
1970s French films
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