Gabrielle (film)

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Gabrielle
Promotional movie poster for the film
Directed by	Patrice Chéreau
Produced by	Joseph Strub Serge Catoire Ferdinanda Frangipane
Written by	Patrice Chéreau Anne-Louise Trividic
Starring	Isabelle Huppert Pascal Greggory Claudia Coli
Music by	Fabio Vacchi
Cinematography	Éric Gautier
Distributed by	IFC First Take (U.S.)
Release date(s)	September 28, 2005 (France) July 14, 2006 (U.S.)
Running time	90 minutes
Language	French
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Gabrielle is French filmmaker Patrice Chéreau's screen adaptation of Joseph Conrad's short story The Return.

1 Plot
2 Notes
3 Cast
4 External links

[edit] Plot

Jean Harvey and his wife Gabrielle are renowned within Paris' haute bourgeoisie for the salons they host each Thursday evening.

Jean and Gabrielle live a comfortable yet regimented life in a well-appointed Paris mansion, assisted by a retinue of devoted servants. Yet their marriage is more of a contract than a relationship. Jean confides to the audience that he loves Gabrielle "as a collector loves his most prized object."

On their 10th anniversary, Jean comes home to find a note from Gabrielle in which she writes that within the hour she will have left to meet her lover.

Jean spends several minutes digesting the meaning of the note. Gabrielle returns shortly, though, and Jean and Gabrielle reflect on their marriage for the remainder of the film.

[edit] Notes

Gabrielle opened in the United States on July 14, 2006 at the Lincoln Plaza Cinemas and the IFC Center in Manhattan. It was also available that weekend to many home cable subscribers throughout the U.S. via video on demand through IFC. Subsequent release dates are July 28, 2006 in Boston and August 4, 2006 in Los Angeles.