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Catherine Deneuve, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Pierre Bouvier, Marthe Villalonga

A troubled family, living in genteel, suburban comfort in the south of France is jolted by the deteriorating health of their elderly grandmother and the reappearance of an absented sibling. Catherine ...( read more  read more... )Deneuve plays Emilie, a disillusioned parent and frustrated wife, who finds herself drawn away from her unimaginative husband toward her brother, a jealous and charismatic neurosurgeon. Structured like a novella with four chapters, Téchiné's film is riddled with long stretches of ponderous, often humorless, philosophical dialogue. Deneuve's Emilie remains inexpressive and remote; she occupies the moral center of the film, but her characterization isn't generous enough to grant us access to her motivations. Daniel Auteuil fares better as brother Antoine--his odd features and intelligent eyes communicate fathomless restlessness and longing. Spectacular, jaw-dropping footage of Southern France provides a gorgeous backdrop for many scenes, lending a depth and resonance that might otherwise be lacking. Bonus: Marcello Mastroianni's daughter Chiara portrays Emilie's daughter; she's a delight to watch and she acquits herself marvelously. --Miles Bethany

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Unrated, 2 hrs. 5 min.

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Release Date: December 31, 1993

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DVD Release Date: January 14, 1998

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  • Mymindbends
    April 25, 2009
    Mymindbends
    this film iz intoxicating.... contraversial... catherine deneuve and daneil auteil are superb as u would exspect them to be.... alot of critic slate this film..... but it deals with contraversial subjects..... five out of five for me
  • sleepykiss
    February 10, 2007
    sleepykiss
    "...he is the breeze that caresses me, the scent for which I long. I hear his voice blend into the summers song." Just wonderful. Luv CDeneuve & DAuteuil always.

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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

One of those intriguing films that functions without a plot, and uses instead an intense curiosity about its characters. full review

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