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Nathalie (2003)

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Reviews Counted: 22

Fresh: 16

Rotten:6

Average Rating: 6.4/10

Consensus: A seductive French import that portrays adult issues of jealousy and betrayal with strong lead performances and considerable French charm.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Apr 14, 2006 Limited

Synopsis: Catherine (Fanny Ardant) is an attractive woman with a great career and a seemingly solid marriage to Bernard (Gérard Depardieu), her husband of 25 years. Their lives seem to be going well until... Catherine (Fanny Ardant) is an attractive woman with a great career and a seemingly solid marriage to Bernard (Gérard Depardieu), her husband of 25 years. Their lives seem to be going well until Catherine discovers that Bernard is having an affair. Realizing that she does not really know her husband or what he really wants, Catherine hires Marlene (Emmanuelle Béart), a beautiful prostitute, to act as “Nathalie,” a woman who will seduce Bernard and extract answers to the questions that are obsessing her. Instead of the traditional man/woman relationship, what begins is a mesmerizing relationship between two women. Expecting to be in control of the situation, Catherine meets with Marlene on a regular basis. However, what she learns soon takes her into a world that not only startles her but begins to change her. A woman’s take on the classic love triangle, Nathalie is written and directed by Anne Fontaine with her usual flair and intelligence. -- © Wellspring Media [More]

Starring: Gérard Depardieu, Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Beart, Wladimir Yordanoff

Starring: Gérard Depardieu, Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Beart, Wladimir Yordanoff, Judith Magre, Rodolphe Pauly, Evelyne Dandry

Director: Anne Fontaine

Director: Anne Fontaine
Studio: Koch Lorber Films

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06/24/06
Time Out

... the conceit works beautifully with the right personalities, talented and uninhibited, engaged in its execution.

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04/28/06
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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well-mannered, though never dull

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04/23/06
Chris Barsanti
Filmcritic.com

Exceptional performances and the oh-so-Frenchness of the complications produce an erotic tale that plays like the best gossipy story you ever heard about people you thought you knew.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
04/14/06
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Nathalie... offers compelling food for thought, with a little visual stimulation thrown in on the side.

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04/14/06
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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Beguiling and surprising.

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04/14/06
Kyle Smith
New York Post
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Between the leonine Ardant, the streets of Paris, and the nearly hypnotic score by Michael Nyman, the sophisticated Nathalie oozes with elegance.

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04/13/06
Kent Turner
Film-Forward.com

A woman (Fanny Ardant) hires a prostitute (Emmanuelle Béart) to seduce her unfaithful husband (Gérard Depardieu) in Anne Fontaine's seductive and intriguing film.

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04/13/06
Anita Gates
New York Times
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Nathalie is intricate, provocative, cleanly acted, but it's never entirely convincing -- and never more so than in the table-turning climax.

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04/11/06
Ed Park
Village Voice
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Talky, but with an interesting performance by Depardieu.

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04/11/06
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

Viva la anti-feminism!

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04/07/06
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine

French sexual politics may not resonate with American sensibilities

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02/05/06
Marty Mapes
Movie Habit

A final big 'twist,' which should be no surprise..., sets everything to right again, a case of French marital therapy by way of the Red Shoe Diaries.

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07/04/05
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews

The film's considerable eroticism is all in the atmosphere and the dialogue.

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12/05/04
Carlo Cavagna
AboutFilm.com

Deals with the impleasantries of sexual behavior without submitting to the level of cheap softcore theatrics.

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10/14/04
Erik Childress
eFilmCritic.com

Worth a look, especially if you appreciate the very particular and sometimes peculiar charms of contemporary French cinema.

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09/24/04
Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies

A stylish, sharply observed erotic mystery.

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09/19/04
Stephen Cole
Globe and Mail
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08/07/04
Anton Bitel
Movie Gazette

The performances are better than the material deserves, but, even so, there's often no tangible friction between the female leads.

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08/07/04
David Parkinson
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