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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Filmographies, Interactive Menu, Making Of, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Pascal Bonitzer's heavily plotted comedy Petites Coupures (Small Cuts) opens with journalist Bruno (Daniel Auteuil) and his wife, Gaelle (Emmanuelle Devos), having it out over his affair with Nathalie (Ludivine Sagnier). After an invitation from Bruno's uncle Gerard (Jean Yanne), Bruno and Nathalie travel to the town where Gerard is mayor. Bruno learns that his aunt is having an affair. Gerard is aware of his wife's infidelity and asks Bruno to take a letter to the man who has cuckolded him, a doctor named Verekher (Hanns Zischler). On his way to the doctor's home he meets Marie (Dinara Droukarova), and once there he encounters the mysterious Beatrice (Kristin Scott Thomas). Small Cuts was screened at the Berlin Film Festival. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Berlin International Film Festival, ...Petites coupures ( Small Cuts )
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Vertigo in the Alps,
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This review is from: Petites Coupures [DVD] [2003] (DVD)
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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"Stylish, humorous and somewhat romantic neo-noir...",
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This review is from: Petites Coupures [DVD] [2003] (DVD)
French film critic, writer and director Pascal Bonitzer`s third feature film which he also wrote the screenplay for, tells the story of journalist Bruno who is having doubts about his communists believes and who no longer knows if it is his wife or his young lover he really loves. After having received a call from his uncle who is fighting for re-election as the mayor of a small-town in Grenoble, Bruno decides to help him, but on his way he gets stuck in a dark forest. In search for someone that can help him, he encounters a secretive woman named Beatrice.This visually compelling character-driven road-movie, a poignantly atmospheric mystery drama, which is an intriguingly written story about a middle-aged man`s entwining love life, is strengthened by a fine music score and good acting performances, especially from Daniel Auteuil and Kristen Scott Thomas. Ludivine Sagnier and Emmanuelle Devos are also good in minor parts. A stylish, humorous and somewhat romantic neo-noir from from Jacques Rivette`s frequent collaborator, which was nominated for the Golden Bear at the Berlinale in 2003.
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Petites coupures, petits acteurs,
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This review is from: Petites Coupures [DVD] [2003] (DVD)
Daniel Auteuil et Kristin Scott Thomas sont très décevants dans ce film dont l'histoire est ennuyeuse. Ils ont fait beaucoup mieux dans d'autres films.
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