A Woman's Revenge (1990 film)

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A Woman's Revenge
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Directed by Jacques Doillon
Written byJacques Doillon
Jean-François Goyet
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Produced by Alain Sarde
Starring Isabelle Huppert
Cinematography Patrick Blossier
Edited byCatherine Quesemand
Distributed by AMLF
Release date
  • 10 January 1990 (1990-01-10)
Running time
133 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$1.4 million [1]

A Woman's Revenge (French : La vengeance d'une femme) is a 1990 French drama film directed by Jacques Doillon and starring Isabelle Huppert. It is based on the novel The Eternal Husband by Fyodor Dostoevsky. [2] It was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival. [3]

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  1. "La Vengeance d'une femme (1990) - JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. Sandra Brennan (2012). "NY Times: La vengeance d'une femme". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  3. "Berlinale: 1990 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 20 March 2011.