Docteur Françoise Gailland

Docteur Françoise Gailland is a 1976 French film directed by Jean-Louis Bertuccelli, and starring Annie Girardot, Jean-Pierre Cassel, François Périer and Isabelle Huppert.^[2] It won the César Award for Best Actress, and was nominated for Best Cinematography.

Docteur Françoise Gailland
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jean-Louis Bertuccelli
Written by	Jean-Louis Bertuccelli André G. Brunelin Noëlle Loriot
Produced by	Lise Fayolle Yves Gasser Yves Peyrot
Starring	Annie Girardot
Cinematography	Claude Renoir
Edited by	Catherine Bernard François Ceppi
Music by	Catherine Lara
Distributed by	Groupement des Editeurs de Films (GEF) Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (CCFC)
Release date	14 January 1976 (1976-01-14)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	$19.8 million[1]

Plot

Dr. Françoise Gailland has a hectic schedule, which causes her to have little time to spend with her family, which consists of her husband Gérard, her pregnant teenaged daughter Elisabeth, and her sullen son Julien. However, she does manage to find the time to spend with her lover, Daniel Letessier. While her life in such disarray, she learns that she has cancer. Françoise tries to put a brave face on it, and is determined to face the life-threatening disease with courage.

Cast

• Annie Girardot as Françoise Gailland
• Jean-Pierre Cassel as Daniel Letessier
• François Périer as Gérard Gailland
• Isabelle Huppert as Élisabeth Gailland
• William Coryn as Julien Gailland
• Suzanne Flon as Geneviève Liénard
• Anouk Ferjac as Fabienne Cristelle
• Michel Subor as Régis Cabret
• Josephine Chaplin as Hélène Varèse
• André Falcon as Jean Rimevale
• Jacqueline Doyen as Raymonde
• Margo Lion as Mammy - la mère de Françoise
• Jacques Richard as Le docteur Lesoux
• Andrée Damant

See also

• Isabelle Huppert on screen and stage