A Woman Like Monique
An intimate cinematic scrapbook follows a veteran actress as she gathers the fragments of a remarkable screen life before beginning another film.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- intimate
- reflective
- wistful
- quiet afternoon
- reflective evening
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Monique van de Ven brings scrapbooks and extensive film memorabilia to her holiday home, making her personal archive central to the portrait.
The subject’s oeuvre of more than fifty films provides the organizing context for reflections on her past and present.
The cast pairs Monique van de Ven with Joes Brauers as a young man, suggesting a dialogue across age and experience.
The elderly actress arrives at her holiday home in Brittany while preparing for a new film.
Films like A Woman Like Monique, and why
The Beaches of Agnès
shared intimate portrait of an artist through memory, personal archives, and reflections on a long creative career
Stories We Tell
shared documentary focus on filmmaking, recollection, and the relationship between personal history and recorded images
The Salt of the Earth
shared reflective artist portrait shaped by archival material and a sustained meditation on cinema and memory
Movie Details
- Director
- Claire Pijman
- Release Date
- 2025-09-18
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (2)
Cast
- Monique van de Ven
- Joes Brauers
Common questions
- What is A Woman Like Monique about?
- An intimate cinematic scrapbook follows a veteran actress as she gathers the fragments of a remarkable screen life before beginning another film.
- What is A Woman Like Monique like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Woman Like Monique as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is A Woman Like Monique violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in A Woman Like Monique.
- Which films are like A Woman Like Monique?
- Films with a similar feel include The Beaches of Agnès, Stories We Tell, and The Salt of the Earth.
- How long is A Woman Like Monique?
- A Woman Like Monique runs 81 minutes.
