Le Cœur d'une épouse

Mildred Pierce meets Ozu. A widow borrows from a bank to open a café her in-laws disdain only to watch her jealous husband suspect the loan officer. The domestic tension builds quietly, anchored by the wife’s stubborn pride.

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Mikio Naruse directed Le Cœur d'une épouse in 1956. See Mikio Naruse's full filmography, where to start with Mikio Naruse, or where to go after you've seen everything by Mikio Naruse.

Le Cœur d'une épouse was released in 1956 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 98 minutes.