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Un Coeur En Hiver [1992]
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French film as you expect it
Review date: 2008-09-16 Rating: 8 out of 10
I enjoy Daniel Auteil's work, so I was drawn to this film. It's understated, rather dry and full of analytical speeches about feelings - Beart is beautiful and temperamental, just as you expect your great French actresses to be. All the characters are a bit weird, then again musical people do seem a bit eccentric to non-musical people. I watched the film in three sittings, and felt I had been uplifted in a noble, ponderous, French way.
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Reviews
heart melting
Review date: 2008-09-09 Rating: 10 out of 10
This a a beautiful, subtle film in which the unspoken burn with great passion, the three leads are totally convincing, and this to my mind is Emmanuelle Beart's best performance so far. If the wasn't enough the soundtrack of Ravel is breathtaking. An absolute classic for people who can both think and feel.
Grown up film about grown up relationships
Review date: 2008-07-09 Rating: 10 out of 10
This is a wonderful film that really tries to look at life in a grown up way. People don't fall into each others arms in real life - life is complicated and this film portrays the complications that can ensue among close aquaintances. You find yourself willing Stephane to melt and win/win back the girl - but life is not like that and it feels much more satisfying that he goes through this confusion, and struggles to label what he is feeling.
Daniel Auteuil is masterful in portraying the "coeur en hiver". He can demonstrate confused and repressed emotions with just a twitch of his eyebrow! Showing he clearly is one of the best actors of his generation - shame he is not recognised as such in the world outside of French cinema.I would reccommend seeing more of his films which demonstrate his range : Comedy: The Closet, Romance: Romauld et Juliette, Thriller: Hidden to name just a few.
Emotional electricity for grown-ups
Review date: 2008-03-26 Rating: 10 out of 10
This film absorbs from the opening scene. A subtle, slow-burning interplay is created between the three leads at the peak of their powers. With a satisfying conciseness of expression the lines are drawn between the charming Maxime, craftsman Stephane and concert star violinist Camille. Maxime and Camille appear to be orbiting each other but are they both trapped in a vortex created by Stephane? The storm clouds form slowly and there is pleasure in the richness of each scene. The music fits perfectly in building the mood. Some films work well once, whilst others reward repeated viewing. This one gets even better with return visits. It doesn't lecture, moralize or lose itself in sentimentality. A pitch perfect piece for grown-ups who prefer their emotion without the melodrama.
Delicate but rather unsatisfying
Review date: 2008-01-25 Rating: 8 out of 10
Great performances & beautifully understated in a way that Hollywood could never match. However, did we ever really understood why Stephan was so cold & distant. I found the atonal 20th century chamber music rather hard to bear. Bach would have sounded so much sweeter. Not a film to lift your spirits of course.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Daniel Auteuil
André Dussollier
Brigitte Catillon
Élisabeth Bourgine
Emmanuelle Béart
Creators:
Daniel Auteuil (Primary Contributor)
Emmanuelle Béart (Primary Contributor)
Yves Angelo (Cinematographer)
Claude Sautet (Writer)
Jacqueline Thiédot (Editor)
Jean-Louis Livi (Producer)
Philippe Carcassonne (Producer)
Jacques Fieschi (Writer)
Jérôme Tonnerre (Writer)
Director(s):
Recording label: Second Sight Films Ltd.
Manufacturer: Second Sight Films Ltd.
EAN: 5028836030522
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen,
Release date: 2003-07-07
Number of discs: 1
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 100 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1993-06-04
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: French (Original Language)