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La Separation (English subtitles) |
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La Separation (English subtitles)
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by Fox Lorber
Sales Rank: 50928
Price: $19.98
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One night at the cinema, Piérre(Daniel Auteuil) reaches out to take Anne's (Isabelle Huppert) hand. She is annoyed and rebuffs him. He feels rejected. This small moment begins the story of the disintegration of a marriage. Over the course of several years they have slowly started to grow apart. One night after a party, Anne tells Pierre that she is in love with another man. Although her admission is not surprising, Piérre's reaction is. He seems to accept this as a fact of life and refrains from asking the most burning questions. However, as Anne continues to see the "other man," Piérre becomes more violent and it begins to dawn on them that something intangible has happened which cannot be put right.
Viewer Reviews
Based on the novel Separation by Dan Franck, La Séparation is a 1994 French romantic drama directed by Christian Vincent, starring two of my favorite French actors, beautiful Isabelle Huppert and sad-eyed Daniel Auteuil as Anne and Pierre. After refusing to hold his hand at a movie, Anne confesses to Pierre that she thinks she has fallen in love with someone else. "Maybe I expect too much out of life," she says in an attempt to justify her infidelity. She tells Pierre her lover is someone who "pays attention" to her. His reaction is surprising. Initially Pierre accepts the news with composure, as if affairs are a fact of life. "Every couple goes through crises," a friend reassures him. "It's normal." But soon his relationship with Anne deteriorates, even though on the surface they appear to be a happy couple. Soon, little quarrels escalate into public outbursts. Pierre contemplates leaving Anne and their 18-month-old son, nicknamed Loulou. He also considers throwing Anne out of their shared flat. The film ends with a poignant scene of Pierre wandering the streets of Paris, lost in his emotions. In conveying the full range of emotions associated with a crumbling relationship, Huppert and Auteuil bring superb performances to this film. La Séparation is an example of one of the things I enjoy most about French cinema: in a world of dumbed-down movies, all the action in this film takes place in its subtleties and intelligence. Recommended.
G. Merritt
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