A Gentle Creature - 1969 - 6/10
AKA - Une Femme Douce

Elle, impoverished student, selling the last of her possessions, meets Luc, young pawnbroker.
His interest swiftly turns obsessive and he proposes marriage.
Maybe Elle could do a lot worse, and penury is a powerful inducement.
The story, told via flashback and memory, peers at a dispirited union.
The marriage, Elle quickly realizes, is unequal. While she “aspires,” he sets limitations.
She must adapt. Theirs is a relationship without smiles.
The one-sided perspective will leave many stymied.