Fifty years after its first release, this 2K digital restoration of Robert Bresson’s first colour film is a testament to the director’s cinematic poise.

Adapted from Dostoevsky’s 1876 short story, A Gentle Creature, and transposed to 1960s Paris, Une Femme Douce (A Gentle Woman) (1969) is a tragic portrayal of a young woman’s demise.

Recently married, Elle (played by Dominique Sanda in her first screen role) is in a state of crisis, trampled by the impact of her crumbling relationship. In the wake of her sudden death, her husband (Guy Frangin) reflects on their unhappy marriage through a moving sequence of flashbacks.

Une Femme Douce is presented as part of Cinema Rediscovered on Tour, a Watershed project with support from BFI awarding funds from The National Lottery.

£13 Full, £11 Concs/Green, £7 Blue Members. 

Tuesdays + weekday matinees: £8 Full, £5 Concs/Blue/Green Members.