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16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
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75 of 77 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
watchable and involving Gallic tristesse (with nice music),
By Mr. Ian A. Macfarlane "almac1975" (Fife, Scotland) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Un Coeur En Hiver [DVD] [1993] (DVD)
This is a quiet, very French film about a subtle kind of unhappiness. Maxime and Stephane are violin restorers, working together at the highest level. Maxime plans to marry the almost impossibly beautiful Camille (Emmanuel Beart), a gifted young soloist beginning to make her way in the world of concerts and recordings. Then she is distracted by the strange magnetism of the younger Stephane (Daniel Auteuil) and becomes obsessed by him. But Stephane, though attracted to her, is unable to love her and tells her so. His is the 'coeur en hiver'. Many more things happen, and the film eventually ends with all the main protagonists on good terms, having come to understand each other better, but none fully happy. It's a curiously unmelodramatic, 'grown-up' sort of film, which avoids both the conventional happy and the obvious tragic ending, and I enjoyed it. The acting is first rate, and there has to be a special word for Beart who must mime very complex violin playing and does so with great skill (apart from also lighting up the screen every time she appears). The music - Ravel's Violin Sonata and Piano Trio - adds a good deal of atmosphere to the film and the scenes in the violin restorer's workshops are expertly handled ; it's a convincing film, an unusual one and an enjoyable one.
56 of 58 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb acting and great music - what more could you want?,
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This review is from: Un Coeur En Hiver [DVD] [1993] (DVD)
This film shows how love triangles and other complex relationships should be treated by film makers. Beart and Auteuil carry their parts to perfection, with many emotions and thoughts conveyed without any need for words. The Ravel music is ravishing. I've seen this film several times, and it still fascinates. The ending is especially poignant. The entire film is mature and completely lacking in superfluous sentimentality. It involves you, having no special tricks or film cliches to get in the way of the great acting and strong story.
45 of 47 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
a magnificent film about love and friendship,
By A Customer
This review is from: Un Coeur En Hiver [DVD] [1993] (DVD)
All the actors in this film give performances of the highest standard.The interaction between Emmanuelle Beart,Daniel Auteuil and Andre Dussollier is electric and this is probably Beart's best ever cinematic performance.Beart has been in Hollywood blockbusters such as Mission Impossible where she seemed awkward and out of place but when you see her in Un Coeur En Hiver speaking her native tongue you will see that she is one of the finest actresses in the business.
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