''A Woman's Revenge'' () is a 1990 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Jacques Doillon Jacques Doillon (; born 15 March 1944) is a French film director and screenwriter. Some actresses to break through are Fanny Bastien, Sandrine Bonnaire, Judith Godrèche, Marianne Denicourt, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Juliette Binoche. Earl ...

and starring

Isabelle Huppert Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (; born 16 March 1953) is a French actress. Known for her portrayals of cold, austere women devoid of morality, she is considered one of the greatest actresses of her generation. With 16 nominations and two win ...

. It is based on the novel ''

The Eternal Husband ''The Eternal Husband'' (, ''Vechny muzh'') is a novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky that was first published in 1870 in '' Zarya'' magazine. The novel's plot revolves around the complicated relationship between the nobleman Velchaninov an ...

'' by

Fyodor Dostoevsky Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky. () was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist and journalist. He is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in both Russian and world literature, and many of his works are considered highly influent ...

. It was entered into the

40th Berlin International Film Festival The 40th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 20 February 1990. The festival opened with ''Steel Magnolias'' by Herbert Ross, which was shown out of competition. The Golden Bear was awarded ''ex aequo'' to the American f ...

Cast

as Cécile *

Béatrice Dalle Béatrice Dalle (born 19 December 1964) is a French actress and model. She has appeared in over fifty films and is best known internationally for her debut role in the 1986 film '' 37°2 le matin'' (also released as ''Betty Blue''). Béatrice Da ...

as Suzy *

Jean-Louis Murat Jean-Louis Bergheaud (28 January 1952 – 25 May 2023), better known by the stage name Jean-Louis Murat, was a French musician. Life Jean-Louis Bergheaud was born in Chamalières, France to a father who was a carpenter and a non-professional ...

as Stéphane *

Laurence Côte Laurence Côte (born 11 February 1966) is a French actress and writer. She has appeared in such films as ''Thieves'', ''Up, Down, Fragile'' and ''Gang of Four The Gang of Four () was a Maoist political faction composed of four Chinese Commu ...

as Laurence *

Sebastian Roché Sebastian Roché (born 4 August 1964) is a French-American actor. He is known for his roles as Kurt Mendel in '' Odyssey 5'', Jerry Jacks in ''General Hospital'', Thomas Jerome Newton in '' Fringe'', Balthazar in ''Supernatural'', Mikael in bo ...

as Le dealer *

David Léotard David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Damas ...

as Le jeune homme * Albert Le Prince as Le médecin (as Albert Leprince) * Brigitte Marvine as La danseuse * Pierre Amzallag as Le voisin * Jean-Pierre Bamberger as La présence

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* 1990 films French drama films 1990s French-language films 1990 drama films Films based on works by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Films based on Russian novels Films directed by Jacques Doillon 1990s French films French-language drama films {{1990s-France-film-stub

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