La Separation (1994)
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91% of critics liked it
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51% of users liked it
(638 ratings)
French director Christian Vincent charts the dissolution of a long-term relationship with his third film, based on the novel by Dan Franck. Daniel Auteuil and Isabelle Huppert star as Pierre and Anne, a couple who have been living together as husband and wife for several years. Although they never… More French director Christian Vincent charts the dissolution of a long-term relationship with his third film, based on the novel by Dan Franck. Daniel Auteuil and Isabelle Huppert star as Pierre and Anne, a couple who have been living together as husband and wife for several years. Although they never married, they do have a fifteen-month-old son, Loulou. One night at the cinema, Anne refuses to take Pierre's hand and the strained moment leads to her confession that she has fallen in love with another man. Although Pierre seems at first to take the news calmly, he becomes increasingly desperate and enraged as the days pass, while the distant Anne walks a fine line between embarking on a new romance and trying not to hurt Pierre too greatly. When a pair of friends, Victor (Jerome Deschamps) and Claire (Karin Viard), announce that they are finally marrying after their own years-long relationship, it sparks a final confrontation between Pierre and Anne. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Directed By
- Christian Vincent
- Written By
- Christian Vincent, Dan Franck
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 2, 1998 Wide
- Studio
- Phaedra
Critic Reviews
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Provides and intimate and revealing anatomy of the process of decoupling.
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Arthur Lazere, culturevulture.net
an exploration in depth of what happens between people when they love and when love fails
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It avoids the use of clichés.
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Steve Rhodes, Internet Reviews
A subtle movie in which facial expressions are where the action is.
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David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor
France has been showering American moviegoers with riches since the days of silent cinema. None of this year's French offerings is more captivating than La Separation.
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Cast
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Isabelle Huppert
as Anne
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Daniel Auteuil
as Pierre
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Jerome Deschamps
as Victor
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Karin Viard
as Claire
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Laurence Lerel
as Laurence
