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Petites Coupures [2003]
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Vertigo in the Alps
Review date: 2007-04-02 Rating: 8 out of 10
Taking it's inspiration from the opening lines of Dante's "Inferno": "Midway upon the journey of our life/I found myself within a forest dark", Petites Coupures is a Hitchcockian exploration of mid-life angst and obsession set among the achingly beautiful Rhones-Alpes region of France. Daniel Auteuil is,as ever, outstanding, as the politically and emotionally bankrupt hero who stumbles upon intrigue and possible redemption in an enigmatic encounter with the icily cold Kristen Scott-Thomas. As with Hitchcock's Vertigo the moral boundaries are blurred, but director Pascal Bonitzer keeps us focussed on character and motivation and the result is a deeply satisfying and at times ravishing addition to the French canon.
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Reviews
Bum numbing
Review date: 2004-02-26 Rating: 2 out of 10
Despite some strong supporting performances, a film that tried too hard at not going anywhere. None of these lost souls are allowed to develop into characters interesting enough to engage. We move on too soon; take the wife who must have known she was wearing the mistress’s lipstick. What kind of woman is she to put it on?
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Jean Yanne
Pascale Bussières
Ludivine Sagnier
Kristin Scott Thomas
Daniel Auteuil
Creators:
Daniel Auteuil (Primary Contributor)
Kristin Scott Thomas (Primary Contributor)
William Lubtchansky (Cinematographer)
Pascal Bonitzer (Writer)
Suzanne Koch (Editor)
Douglas Cummins (Producer)
Jean-Michel Rey (Producer)
Philippe Liégeois (Producer)
Emmanuel Salinger (Writer)
Director(s):
Recording label: Artificial Eye
Manufacturer: Artificial Eye
EAN: 5021866266305
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL, Widescreen,
Release date: 2004-01-26
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 92 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2003
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: French (Original Language)