The Crying Woman

The Crying Woman
Film poster
Directed by	Jacques Doillon
Written by	Jacques Doillon
Produced by	Danièle Delorme Yves Robert
Starring	Dominique Laffin Haydée Politoff Jacques Doillon
Cinematography	Yves Lafaye
Edited by	Isabelle Rathery
Production companies	Renn Productions Lola Films
Distributed by	AMLF
Release date	10 January 1979 (1979-01-10)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	$1.9 million

The Crying Woman (original title: La Femme qui pleure) is a 1979 French drama film directed by Jacques Doillon.

Plot

Jacques comes back after a long absence to his wife Dominique and their daughter Lola in their isolated house, located on a hill in Haute-Provence. Dominique cry. She had driven him because she can not stand the way he cry. Jacques helplessly to the excesses of his emotion. She understand this time he loves another woman and returns again. Following a minor accident suffered by Lola, recalls Dominique and realizes that she can not continue living alone. She asks to meet Haydee, the new woman, tries to love, the couple settled in his house and then fled. During his absence Jacques Haydée and caring for Lola. Upon his return, the discomfort grows. Haydée may be pregnant. But the test is negative. Haydee understands she has no hope of her affair with Jacques and goes. Dominique, in a crazy gesture, tries to kill her with his car. Jacques and Dominique are alone face to face but face a reconciliation impossible. Dominique share with Lola, leaving Jacques in his solitude.

Cast

• Dominique Laffin as Dominique
• Haydée Politoff as Haydée
• Jacques Doillon as Jacques
• Lola Doillon as Lola
• Jean-Denis Robert as Jean-Denis
• Michel Vivian as Michel

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
1980	César Awards	Best Actress	Dominique Laffin	Nominated

External links

• The Crying Woman at IMDb