La quarantaine

1982
1h 45m

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Un groupe d'amis se retrouve après trente ans de séparation. À travers eux des problèmes fondamentaux à tous les hommes et à toutes les femmes parvenus à l'âge de la maturité ressurgissent. ... Read allUn groupe d'amis se retrouve après trente ans de séparation. À travers eux des problèmes fondamentaux à tous les hommes et à toutes les femmes parvenus à l'âge de la maturité ressurgissent. À partir de situations où famille, amour, fidélité, homosexualité, réussite professionnell... Read allUn groupe d'amis se retrouve après trente ans de séparation. À travers eux des problèmes fondamentaux à tous les hommes et à toutes les femmes parvenus à l'âge de la maturité ressurgissent. À partir de situations où famille, amour, fidélité, homosexualité, réussite professionnelle sont en cause, c'est la question plus vaste du rapport que les adultes entretiennent ave... Read all

Director
- Anne Claire Poirier
Writers
- Marthe Blackburn
- Anne Claire Poirier
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

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Director
- Anne Claire Poirier
Writers
- Marthe Blackburn
- Anne Claire Poirier
Stars

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Awards
- 3 nominations total

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7MarioB

Kind of Big Chill from Québec

Quality movie from that fine director Anne-Claire Poirier. The problem is that the story is almost the same as The Big Chill : friends, now all over 40, reunites, and the fun becomes tragic for some of them. It removes originality to the film of miss Poirier. But, on the other hand, this film is far superior to The Big Chill. Cinematography is much better, so is the actors. But I have also a little problem with the actors : most of them are over 50, and they suppose to play 44-46 year old people! But this is sure a very fine picture, with warm emotions.

potj01

Nostalgic and touching, as well as philosophical

This movie is partly treating the same themes as "The big chill", with references to social and moral situation in french Canada, after the "Quiet revolution". Like in "The big chill" the whole movie is about a long day and night gathering of about 10 college close friends (la gang) sharing souvenirs,critics of some religious and social beliefs of their youth. As the night unravels, their desillusions and failures comes to surface with a feeling of fear of oncoming end and death,since they are in the second part of their lives. The movie shows great sensibility, as well as joy or pain;very well done, with some lenghts.It worths to be seen and compared to "The big chill"; it supports the comparison.