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Stephane (Daniel Auteuil) is a violin maker
- a genius at repairing damaged violins. He works with a friend,
Maxime (Andre Dussollier), the front man for their business.
Maxime falls for a beautiful young violinist
called Camille (Emmanuelle Beart). Et voila: a ready made love
triangle. But Stephane is a recluse. He understands more about
his craft than about relationships, and does not seem willing
or able to reciprocate Camille's interest in him.
A reminder that love stories are not always
as superficial as the ones you tend to find in Hollywood.
Auteuil's performance as Stephane is outstanding.
Despite his coldness he is a sympathetic figure, but a very sad
one, unable to engage with the world. At the end of the film he
finally recognizes his plight.
An extremely sad film but very atmospheric
and beautifully realised.
Don't expect too many shoot outs and car chases.
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Year 1992
Directed by Claude Sautet
Writing credits
Claude Sautet (scenario and dialogue)
Jacques Fieschi (scenario and dialogue)
Jérôme Tonnerre (scenario collaborator)
Produced by
Philippe Carcassonne (producer)
Gérard Gaultier (executive producer)
Jean-Louis Livi (producer)
Non-Original Music by Maurice Ravel
Cinematography by Yves Angelo
Cast
Daniel Auteuil — Stephane
Emmanuelle Béart — Camille
André Dussollier — Maxime
Élisabeth Bourgine — Helene
Brigitte Catillon — Regine
Myriam Boyer — Mme. Amet
Jean-Claude Bouillaud
Stanislas Carré de Malberg — Brice
Dominique De Williencourt
Jeffrey Grice
Luben Yordanoff
Nanou Garcia
François Domange
Van Doude
Jacques Villa
Galaxie Barbouth
Benoît Bellal
Pierre Cheremetieff
Severine Debels
Jean-Marie Fonbonne
János Lengyel Oguz
Anne Macina
Xavier Rothmann
Jean-Luc Bideau — Ostende
Maurice Garrel — Lachaume
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The titles (in the US) of the best French films, sorted by title
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Title |
Year |
Genre |
Director |
| 1 | 8 Women | 2001 | Music, Comedy, Crime, Mystery | François Ozon | | 2 | A Heart in Winter | 1992 | Romance, Drama, Music | Claude Sautet | | 3 | Beauty and The Beast | 1946 | Fantasy Drama, Romance | Jean Cocteau | | 4 | Belle de Jour | 1967 | Erotic Drama | Luis Buñuel | | 5 | Betty Blue | 1986 | Romace, Drama | Jean-Jacques Beineix | | 6 | Birds Of A Feather | 1978 | Comedy | Edouard Molinaro | | 7 | Bitter Moon | 1992 | Sado-masochistic Erotic Drama | Roman Polanski | | 8 | Breathless | 1960 | Drama, Romance | Jean-Luc Godard | | 9 | Children of Paradise | 1945 | Drama, Romance | Marcel Carne | | 10 | Cyrano de Bergerac | 1990 | Romance, Drama | Jean-Paul Rappeneau | | 11 | Delicatessen | 1991 | Sci-Fi Comedy | Marc Caro & Jean-Pierre Jeunet | | 12 | Diva | 1981 | Action Thriller, Drama | Jean-Jacques Beineix | | 13 | French Twist | 1995 | Comedy | Josiane Balasko | | 14 | Hidden | 2005 | Drama | Michael Haneke | | 15 | Hiroshima, Mon Amour | 1959 | Romance, Drama | Alain Resnais | | 16 | Jean de Florette | 1986 | Drama, Modernised Greek Tragedy | Claude Berri | | 17 | Jesus of Montreal | 1989 | Drama | Denys Arcand | | 18 | Jules et Jim | 1961 | Romance, Drama | François Truffaut | | 19 | La Controverse de Valladolid | 1992 | History (16thC), Drama | Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe | | 20 | La Femme Nikita | 1990 | Crime, Thriller, Romance, Drama | Luc Besson | | 21 | Manon of the Spring | 1986 | Drama, Romance, modernised Greek Tragedy | Claude Berri | | 22 | Monsieur Hire | 1989 | Crime Thriller, Romance, Drama | Patrice Leconte | | 23 | My Life in Pink | 1997 | Comedy Drama | Alain Berliner | | 24 | One Swallow Brought Spring | 2001 | Comedy, Romance, Drama | Christian Carion | | 25 | Queen Margot | 1994 | History (16thC) Drama, Biography, History, Romance | Patrice Chéreau | | 26 | Ridicule | 1996 | History (18thC) Drama | Patrice Leconte | | 27 | Swimming Pool | 2003 | Psychological Thriller, Mystery Drama | François Ozon | | 28 | The 400 Blows | 1959 | Crime Drama | François Truffaut | | 29 | The Big Blue | 1988 | Drama, Romance | Luc Besson | | 30 | The City of Lost Children | 1995 | Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro | | 31 | The Closet | 2001 | Comedy Drama | Francis Veber | | 32 | The Discrete Charm of the Bougoisie | 1972 | Surreal Black Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | Luis Buñuel | | 33 | The Dominici Affair | 1973 | Crime Drama Mystery | Claude Bernard-Aubert | | 34 | The Double Life of Veronique | 1991 | Music, Fantasy, Romance, Psychological Drama | Krzysztof Kieslowski | | 35 | The Fabulous Destiny of Amelie Poulain | 2001 | Comedy, Romance, Drama | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | | 36 | The Girl On The Bridge | 1999 | Comedy, Romance, Fantasy, Drama | Patrice Leconte | | 37 | The Hate | 1995 | Crime, Drama | Mathieu Kassovitz | | 38 | The Last Metro | 1980 | Romance, History (WW2) Drama | François Truffaut | | 39 | The Piano Teacher | 2001 | Drama, Music | Michael Haneke | | 40 | The Reader | 1988 | Mildly Erotic Comedy Fantasy | Michel Deville | | 41 | The Return of Martin Guerre | 1982 | History (16thC) Drama, Biography, Crime, Mystery, | Daniel Vigne | | 42 | The Visitors | 1993 | Fantasy, Comedy | Jean-Marie Poiré | | 43 | Three Colors: Blue | 1993 | Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance | Krzysztof Kieslowski | | 44 | Three Colors: Red | 1994 | Drama, Mystery, Romance | Krzysztof Kieslowski | | 45 | Three Colors: White | 1994 | Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance | Krzysztof Kieslowski |
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