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After Sex (1997)

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Reviews Counted:18

Fresh:14

Rotten:4

Average Rating:6.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: Diane is a successful book publisher with a husband and two children. When she meets Emilio, a social worker half her age, her physical urges blot out everything else. Rouan's film examines the... Diane is a successful book publisher with a husband and two children. When she meets Emilio, a social worker half her age, her physical urges blot out everything else. Rouan's film examines the euphoria and depression a woman feels before and after and affair. A 1997 Cannes, Toronto, and New York Film Festival Selection. [More]

Starring: Brigitte Rouan, Patrick Chesnais, Nils Tavernier

Starring: Brigitte Rouan, Patrick Chesnais, Nils Tavernier

Director: Brigitte Rouan

Director: Brigitte Rouan
Producer: Humbert Balsan

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04/27/07
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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This raw, compelling drama of amour fou is an emotional tour de force for Roüan.

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Emanuel Levy
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Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
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Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
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11/04/02
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Oz
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Narcissistic, skin-deep, cautionary tale about the dangers of middle-aged married women having flings with young men.

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07/12/02
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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The film is dominated by the raw intensity of Rouan's performance.

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06/05/02
Ed Scheid
Ed Scheid
Boxoffice Magazine

The French may imbue romantic and sexual turmoil with a bit too much sturm and drang, but at least they examine intimate emotions that Americans nervously avoid.

Full Review Source: Movieline | comment Comment
03/06/02
Stephen Farber
Stephen Farber
Movieline

A hauntingly honest and provocative look at what an all-consuming love can in fact consume.

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02/14/01
Kenneth Turan
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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In the end, pursuit of shallow torrid sex can't fully explain her sketchy motivation for discarding her perfect life, but the tragic overtones are palpable throughout.

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01/01/00
E! Online

There's never a sense that anything's at stake for Diane; there don't seem to be any dire consequences of her actions.

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01/01/00
G. Allen Johnson
G. Allen Johnson
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Gemma Files
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Wonderful at bringing out an adage repeated by Diane: 'When you're twenty and love goes wrong, you cry because you think you'll never love anyone again. After 40, you cry because it's far more likely that you never will again.'

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Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

Weak, superficial, and unconvincing, it turns what could have been a searing experience into a trite, overwrought melodrama.

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James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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As a director, Rouan benefits from some terrific performances, not the least of which is her own.

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Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

Rouan succeeds in showing both the dark and light sides of passion.

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Liz Braun
Liz Braun
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