A Woman Today

A Woman Today
French promotional poster
FrenchUne femme aujourd'hui
Directed byRobert Guédiguian
Written by
  • Robert Guédiguian
  • Serge Valletti
Produced by
  • Marc Bordure
  • Robert Guédiguian
Starring
CinematographyPierre Milon
Edited byBernard Sasia
Music byMichel Petrossian
Production
company
Agat Films
Distributed byOfficine UBU (Italy)
Release date
  • 4 September 2026 (2026-09-04) (Venice)
Running time
123 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Italy

A Woman Today (French: Une femme aujourd'hui) is a 2026 film directed by Robert Guédiguian, and co-written with Serge Valletti. It stars Marilou Aussilloux as Juliette, a woman seeking a new lease on life after an assault, alongside Guédiguian regulars Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, and Gérard Meylan.

The film had its world premiere in the Giornate degli Autori section of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on 4 September 2026, where it won the Europa Label prize.

Synopsis

Finance worker Juliette enjoys a carefree life of trips to Tokyo and casual relationships, resisting her mother's pressure to give her grandchildren. This all changes when she is assaulted by a colleague at a work event, leading Juliette to seek new forms of meaning in her life. In the aftermath, she nearly crashes her car into a home for unwed mothers, where she becomes a volunteer and grows close to one of the home's organizers.

Cast

Production

A Woman Today was produced by Agat Films in co-production with Bibi Film and ARTE France Cinéma.

Release

A Woman Today debuted on September 4, 2026 in the Giornate degli Autori section of that year's Venice Film Festival. Guédiguian was awarded the section's Europa Label Cinemas award.

Response

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2026 Venice Film Festival Giornate degli Autori Director's Award Robert Guédiguian Nominated
Giornate degli Autori Europa Label Cinemas Robert Guédiguian Won

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "UNE FEMME AUJOURD'HU". Giornate degli Autori. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  2. 1 2 Lumholdt, Jan. "Review: A Woman Today". Cineuropa. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Palmarès 2026". Giornate degli Autori. Retrieved 18 September 2026.