Petites coupures (Small Cuts) (2003)
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43% of users liked it
(155 ratings)
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… More 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. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Directed By
- Pascal Bonitzer
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 2003 Wide
Critic Reviews
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...often feels as though someone switched the reels around and they're playing out of order.
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Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
The plot is pure French farce, but it's played dead straight, more like a thriller or tragedy. And the result is both insightful and involving.
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Cast
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Daniel Auteuil
as Bruno
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Kristin Scott Thomas
as Beatrice
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Ludivine Sagnier
as Nathalie
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Pascale Bussieres
as Mathilde
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Catherine Mouchet
as Anne
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Emmanuelle Devos
as Gaelle
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Dinara Droukarova
as Marie
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Hanns Zischler
as Verekher
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Jean Yanne
as Gerard
