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Un cœur en hiver

Original title: Un coeur en hiver
  • 1992
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
11K
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Emmanuelle Béart in Un cœur en hiver (1992)
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Stéphane is an emotionally distant but professionally dedicated violin restorer whose cold heart is tested when his employer's new girlfriend, a beautiful violinist, falls for him.Stéphane is an emotionally distant but professionally dedicated violin restorer whose cold heart is tested when his employer's new girlfriend, a beautiful violinist, falls for him.Stéphane is an emotionally distant but professionally dedicated violin restorer whose cold heart is tested when his employer's new girlfriend, a beautiful violinist, falls for him.

  • Director
    • Claude Sautet
  • Writers
    • Claude Sautet
    • Jacques Fieschi
    • Jérôme Tonnerre
  • Stars
    • Daniel Auteuil
    • Emmanuelle Béart
    • André Dussollier
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Claude Sautet
    • Writers
      • Claude Sautet
      • Jacques Fieschi
      • Jérôme Tonnerre
    • Stars
      • Daniel Auteuil
      • Emmanuelle Béart
      • André Dussollier
    • 77User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 16 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Daniel Auteuil
    Daniel Auteuil
    • Stéphane
    Emmanuelle Béart
    Emmanuelle Béart
    • Camille
    André Dussollier
    André Dussollier
    • Maxime
    Elizabeth Bourgine
    • Hélène
    Brigitte Catillon
    Brigitte Catillon
    • Régine
    Myriam Boyer
    Myriam Boyer
    • Mme. Amet
    Jean-Claude Bouillaud
    Stanislas Carré de Malberg
    Stanislas Carré de Malberg
    • Brice
    Dominique De Williencourt
    • Christophe
    Jeffrey Grice
    Luben Yordanoff
    Nanou Garcia
    François Domange
    Van Doude
    Van Doude
    Jacques Villa
    Galaxie Barbouth
    Benoît Bellal
    Pierre Cheremetieff
    • Director
      • Claude Sautet
    • Writers
      • Claude Sautet
      • Jacques Fieschi
      • Jérôme Tonnerre
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    howard.schumann

    A very sad film but beautifully realized

    Brother, can you spare a heart?

    In Un Coeur en Hiver, the late Claude Sautet looks into the heart of Stephane, a master violin craftsman (Daniel Auteuil), and finds only ice. Stephane is an observer of life, not a participant. The film reveals the consequences of his emotional isolation, of what he has to give up in order to maintain his solitude.

    Un Coeur en Hiver is as far from a typical Hollywood romance as Casablanca is from L'Avventura. The film is almost a revisionist portrayal of the usual debonair French romantic lover. While the lovely sonatas and trios of Maurice Ravel form a haunting background, there is a lifeless quality to Stephane and ennui is a palpable presence throughout.

    Stephane seems ready to leap into a passionate relationship with a beautiful young violinist, Camille (Emmanuelle Beart) after Maxim, his partner for many years (also in love with Camille), introduces her to Stephane. Stephane, however, is unable to relate to Maxim's friendship or to his growing attraction to Camille and becomes distant and manipulative.

    Held back by his reluctance to take risks, his relationship with Camille provides him with the forms of intimacy but without the substance. No pat psychological interpretation is provided but is left to the viewer to interpret. The camera is reserved and intimate. For the most part, emotions are conveyed through glances, expressions, and silences rather than dialogue.

    The scene where Camille finally explodes out of frustration over Stephane's emotional distance, however, is powerful, yet is not enough to shake the reluctant lover from his hiding place. At a restaurant, Camille tells Stephanie, "He says he likes music because "music is dreams". "Poor jerk", she blurts out, "You know nothing about dreams". Pointing to his heart, she says, "There is nothing in there, nothing. No imagination, no heart, no balls". Stephane simply sits there with a half grin on his face. I could really feel Camille's frustration in trying to pluck fruit from a barren tree.

    Auteuil's outstanding performance makes him a likable figure, a really sweet guy but a very sad one. I felt repeatedly like shaking him from his lethargy and exposing him to joy and the rhythmic beauty of life, perhaps adding a little Mozart to his Ravel.

    At the end, however, there is some character development. Stephane finally recognizes that "there is something lifeless inside of me." As his friends depart, he is left sitting alone at a restaurant table, poignantly feeling his loneliness. Perhaps this insight is the beginning of his transformation. A very sad film but beautifully realized.
    10riccardo72

    A great movie! (9/10)

    If you are after car chasings and unreal fight/action scenes, don't even consider reading further and even less watching this movie.

    This movie is about human psychology and love. These characters are tormented by a feeling of inadequacy, by strong unresolved love, and deep affection. It's a modern greek tragedy. It reminds us of the real human nature, unlinear, never simple. Forget the white/black type of hollywood movies. The real world is not like that. We are not just good, we are not just bad, we can be strong and weak at the same time. This movie manages to remind us this in the context of a difficult love story accompanied by one of the most beautiful scores ever.

    The whole movie seems to have been written and built around this sad, unusual and beautiful music by Ravel (piano sonata for trio).

    If you are an intelligent person you'll love the poetry and soft touch of this movie.
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    Who cares about plot? As beautiful to listen to as to watch.

    A visually-beautiful film. Even if the plot were not good (but it is) it would still be worth seeing for its good-looks.

    Beart (Camille) is magnificent! When I first saw the film I thought she was a real violinist, so convincing was her 'playing'. She and Auteuil (Stephane) employ that subtle 'facial' acting, so popular in French cinema. As both their faces are quite lovely, this is a pleasure to watch. Is Beart the most beautiful woman on screen? Probably.

    This movie is like a dream sometimes. It gives clues to the riddles of the characters, but does not reveal their essences. Sometimes you have to wonder if the story is really a kind of allegory, with the characters as symbols, their full significance yet to be revealed.

    Look out for what appears to be an important scene featuring Stephane's parents, towards the end of the film. It is not obviously enlightening, but it may prove to hold the key to his love-less character. There is a climax to the story, but no real resolution or explanation. Yes, it's the 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' unresolved-ending phenomenon back with a vengeance. And how much more interesting it makes this intriguing story!

    Oh - and the music is a substantial part of the film - not just 'background', which is a good thing.
    8asank

    Thoughtful and brilliantly acted

    I think it is an engaging and thoughtful movie - the kind that you keep thinking about, long after you have finished watching.

    The plot deals with the central character's coldness in relationships with people around him. He is definitely gifted in what he does. He is sincere and hardworking. People around him tend to be friendly and caring. But it seems our guy has some intimacy issues – he can't go beyond a certain level.

    I am not really sure as to what message did the movie want to convey. It can't just be - if you are cold in nature, you are a loser. I don't think Stéphane was cold by choice – he couldn't just change his nature so as to make others happy. I found it odd that a person of such nature would speak with frankness and openness about these issues – the way Stéphane tells Camille in the restaurant. His friendship with Hélène also seems unexplained - what was the basis – did they expect it to go further?

    What struck as peculiar was attention given to details on mundane activities - like the craftsmanship involved in making musical instruments or dealing with the restaurant manager. In some ways, these elements helped in keeping one occupied and expectant of things to come.

    Daniel Auteuil's portrayal of Stéphane was very natural. Always immaculately dressed, the way he interacted, sometimes with a smirk on his face - it made you empathize with his character. Also at times you felt like saying - what's wrong with this guy? – probably the kind of response director would have wanted to evoke from the audience. Emmanuelle Béart has acted brilliantly and looks amazingly beautiful. André Dussollier also put in a strong performance in his portrayal of Maxime.

    Dialogues are thoughtful - but at times their gravity made you feel that these are not the most natural of conversations. Cinematography is splendid – with close shots of characters and focus on eye and facial expressions.
    Eelsnake

    The Violinist-Psychologist not quite in Love

    The plot revolves around the 'love triangle' of Camille, Stephan, and Maxine. Camille is a young up and coming concert violinist, and Stephan and Maxine are violin craftsmen. Camille is one of their many clients. The main character of this film, Stephan--played by Daniel Auteuil--is brilliant. He is a good looking and quiet man who knows what he wants and is secure in this: solitude--regardless of the amorous advances of Camille, the beautiful and brilliant young violinist who winds up dating his business partner Maxime, and whom he could seduce very easily. Many people analyzing Stephan's character would immediately say that he is sociopathic, deranged, insecure, or whatever. But Stephan is actually fully in control of his life throughout the whole film. He is not aware of fleeting passions like infatuation because he does not exist outside of passion: He is passion incarnate as he is very in tune with what he wants and is skillful at asserting his desires; so much so that those who encounter him become very jarred. His personna functions as a mirror that reflects other people's neuroses and fears back at them instead of absorbing them into itself and thus becoming poisoned. In this way, he's almost like a freelance mobile psychoanalyst passing through different bistros and concert halls in Paris, and disrupting the otherwise 'normal' relationships of those he encounters. The psychological tension throughout the film is thick from the start, and reaches a point of absolute saturation at its apogee. The viewer cannot help but find himself emotionally invested in the plot. The background score of the film is beautiful.

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    • Trivia
      Emmanuelle Béart learned to play the violin for the part.
    • Connections
      Featured in Claude Sautet ou La magie invisible (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Musique extraite des Sonates et Trio
      de Maurice Ravel

      Durand S.A. Editions Musicales et A.R.I.M.A. Ltd

      Direction musicale Philippe Sarde

      Enregistrée aux Studios Guillaume Tell par Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Howard Shelley,

      Keith Harvey

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    • Release date
      • September 2, 1992 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • A Heart in Winter
    • Filming locations
      • Rue Beaurepaire, Paris 10, Paris, France(Camille and Stéphane under the rain)
    • Production companies
      • Film Par Film
      • Cinéa
      • Orly Films
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,605,437
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,605,437
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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