The Crying Woman
1979, French. Directed by Jacques Doillon.
Jacques returns after a long absence to his wife Dominique and their daughter Lola in their isolated house, located on a hillside in Provence. Dominique is crouching and crying. She had asked Jacques to go because she could not stand him seeing her crying. Jacques powerlessly witnesses the excesses of Dominique's emotions. She understands that he loves another woman, and ousts him again...
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 10 January 1979
- Original title
- La Femme qui pleure
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Jacques Doillon
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The Crying Woman runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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The Crying Woman isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 January 1979. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Crying Woman?
The Crying Woman (1979) was directed by Jacques Doillon and stars Dominique Laffin, Haydée Politoff, Jacques Doillon.