She loved everyone. They all left anyway. Devastating French countryside sad-girl cinema.
Unable to forget her first love, Félicité, a simple and kind maid, devotes herself completely to her new master, Mathilde Aubain. As the passing of time doesn't heal her wounds, she gives love to all those who surround her: Mathilde's children, her nephew Victor. But fate seems to always deny her from any love in return. Still she tries to find someone who'll accept her unconditional love.
Acting
Bonnaire's face speaks volumes in silence
Cinematography
Normandy landscapes that mirror emotional desolation
Director
Marion Laine
Sandrine Bonnaire
Félicité
Marina Foïs
Mathilde Aubain
Pascal Elbé
Théodore
Patrick Pineau
Liébard
Thibault Vinçon
Frédéric
Noémie Lvovsky
Nastasie - la soeur de Félicité
Michaël Abiteboul
Fabu
Swann Arlaud
Paul Aubain
Louise Orry-Diquéro
Clémence 9-11 ans
Jean Senejoux
Paul 13-15 ans
Marthe Guérin Caufman
Clémence à 15 ans
Nicolas Bonnefoy
Le copain de Théodore
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Flaubert's original story was so devastating that his friends thought he'd gone too far; this adaptation keeps that merciless spirit.
The novel's full title includes 'Un cœur simple'—the indefinite article matters: she's any woman, every woman, no one special.
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