''The Woman of My Life'' (french: La Femme de ma vie) is a

French film French cinema consists of the film industry and its film productions, whether made within the nation of France or by French film production companies abroad. It is the oldest and largest precursor of national cinemas in Europe; with primary influ ...

Régis Wargnier Régis Wargnier (; born 18 April 1948) is a French film director, film producer, screenwriter and film score composer. His 1992 film ''Indochine (film), Indochine'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards. ...

released in 1986.

Plot

Simon is a famous violinist who became a drunkard. His wife Laura created seven years earlier a classical orchestra of which he was one of the three pillars. After an attack of delirium tremens, he meets Pierre, a former alcoholic, who was able to overcome his habit, and who decides to help Simon. This would change his relationship with Laura, who has always tried in vain to save Simon from his addiction, and is resentful of a stranger's success. She becomes deeply jealous, and unconsciously starts to do everything to get Simon back into alcoholism.

Cast

Christophe Malavoy Christophe Malavoy (born 21 March 1952 in Reutlingen, West Germany), is a French actor. Selected filmography References External links

* 1952 births Living people 20th-century French male actors French male film actors Most Promising ...

as Simon *

Jane Birkin Jane Mallory Birkin, OBE (born 14 December 1946) is an English-French singer and actress. She attained international fame and notability for her decade-long musical and romantic partnership with Serge Gainsbourg. She also had a prolific career ...

as Laura *

Jean-Louis Trintignant Jean-Louis Xavier Trintignant (; 11 December 1930 – 17 June 2022) was a French actor. He made his theatrical debut in 1951, and went on to be regarded as one of the best French dramatic actors of the post-war era. He starred in many classic fi ...

as Pierre * Béatrice Agenin as Marion *

Andrzej Seweryn Andrzej Teodor Seweryn (born 25 April 1946) is a Polish actor and director. One of the most successful Polish theatre actors, he starred in over 50 films, mostly in Poland, France and Germany. He is also one of only three non-French actors to ...

as Bernard * Didier Sandre as Xavier *

Dominique Blanc Dominique Blanc (born 25 April 1956) is a French actress. She is known for her roles in the films '' May Fools'' (1990), '' Indochine'' (1992), '' La Reine Margot'' (1994), ''Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train'' (1998), and '' The Other One'' ...

as Sylvia * Jacques Mercier as Jacques, conductor of the Orchestre National d'Ile de France *

Elsa Lunghini Elsa Lunghini, stage name Elsa (born 20 May 1973), is a French singer and actress. She was a teenage pop-star in the late-1980s. In 1986, she was the youngest singer to reach number one in the French charts, with the single " T'en va pas", and sh ...

as Eloise (Elsa) *

Florent Pagny Florent Pagny (born 6 November 1961) is a French singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He records his work in French, as well as in Italian, Spanish and English. His greatest hits include " N'importe quoi", "Savoir aimer" and " Ma Liberté de p ...

as Serge * Nada Strancar as Nathalie * Jeremy Paris as Stephen * Gregory Bismuth as Benoit

Accolades

With ''La Femme de ma vie'' director

won the 1987 César Award for Best Debut.

Soundtrack

'' T'en va pas'', a duet by

and

written for a scene in the film song, was re-recorded in a discography version that would become the first major success of the singer Elsa, who at the time was 13 years old.

References

External links

* 1986 films Films about alcoholism Films about classical music and musicians Films directed by Régis Wargnier 1980s French-language films French drama films Best First Feature Film César Award winners 1986 drama films 1986 directorial debut films 1980s French films {{1980s-France-film-stub