La Separation (1994)
Runtime: 85 mins
Synopsis: The painful break-up of a couple provides the focus of this intense French drama. Anne and Pierre live in Paris with their 15 month old son. When Anne suddenly announces that she loves another whom she will openly date, Pierre begins to suffer a quiet breakdown. In the end, he loses both Anne... The painful break-up of a couple provides the focus of this intense French drama. Anne and Pierre live in Paris with their 15 month old son. When Anne suddenly announces that she loves another whom she will openly date, Pierre begins to suffer a quiet breakdown. In the end, he loses both Anne and his beloved son. [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Daniel Auteuil, Karin Viard, Jerome Deschamps
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Provides and intimate and revealing anatomy of the process of decoupling.
an exploration in depth of what happens between people when they love and when love fails
France has been showering American moviegoers with riches since the days of silent cinema. None of this year's French offerings is more captivating than La Separation.
Modest in scope but devastating in its honesty, Vincent's observant look at a deteriorating relationship is both wise and unflinching.
A subtle movie in which facial expressions are where the action is.


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