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Writer-director Sautet's great achievement is to introduce a world of undefinable impulses; the two actors' great achievement is to step into that world and experience them. Sep 4, 2002
Writer-director Sautet's great achievement is to introduce a world of undefinable impulses; the two actors' great achievement is to step into that world and experience them.
Desson Thomson
It glows with sorrowful humor in its look at two people who seem just right for each other but don't have time on their side. Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
It glows with sorrowful humor in its look at two people who seem just right for each other but don't have time on their side.
Peter Stack
It's reserved, polished and challengingly intelligent. Jan 1, 2000
It's reserved, polished and challengingly intelligent.
Hal Hinson
It is a matter of great erotic fascination when two people are intrigued by the notion of becoming lovers, but are held back by the fear of rejection _and_ the fear of involvement. Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
It is a matter of great erotic fascination when two people are intrigued by the notion of becoming lovers, but are held back by the fear of rejection _and_ the fear of involvement.
Roger Ebert
It's one sign of Sautet's success that, though he presents neither character as especially admirable or exceptional, he makes us care about them a great deal. Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
It's one sign of Sautet's success that, though he presents neither character as especially admirable or exceptional, he makes us care about them a great deal.
Jonathan Rosenbaum
These are two great actors giving top-notch performances, and the restrained romance they project is fascinating. Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
These are two great actors giving top-notch performances, and the restrained romance they project is fascinating.
James Berardinelli
Impeccably performed psychodrama about the search for intimacy. Aug 28, 2002 | Full Review…
Impeccably performed psychodrama about the search for intimacy.
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
The film's structure and resolute lack of closure deeply subvert American expectations of how a movie should be, how a movie should work and how a story is told. But it's worth a look, however quizzical. Jun 5, 2002 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
The film's structure and resolute lack of closure deeply subvert American expectations of how a movie should be, how a movie should work and how a story is told. But it's worth a look, however quizzical.
Alex Albanese
Takes a familiar French story of a May-December romance and renders it with unexpected nuance and uncommon wisdom. Mar 4, 2002
Takes a familiar French story of a May-December romance and renders it with unexpected nuance and uncommon wisdom.
Stephen Farber
Sautet makes movies about the you that you think only you know. Jan 1, 2000 | Full Review…
Sautet makes movies about the you that you think only you know.
Barbara Shulgasser
[Sautet's] insights into human nature are revealing, if extremely subtle. Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
[Sautet's] insights into human nature are revealing, if extremely subtle.
Chris Hicks
Sautet avoids the pitfalls of the usual May-December romance by eschewing all the cliches. Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
Sautet avoids the pitfalls of the usual May-December romance by eschewing all the cliches.
Joe Baltake
Or, There's Something About Nelly as seemingly everyone she meets tries to get closer. This slice-of-life film is as slicey-of-lifey as they come. There are no moral judgments or psychological analyses, what you see is what you get - a period of several months from the time Nelly meets a wealthy elderly man to when he leaves for an extended period of time. We see snippets of their lives and their friends' lives, but inner identities and motivations remain guarded secrets. I considered giving 4 stars for the excellent acting craftsmanship, but upon assessing my experience after it was over, without any deeper message the film seems rather "slight." If there is an underlying message, I guess it is that the choices we must make in life affect others as much as they affect ourselves. If you enjoyed Emmanuelle Béart in Un Coeur en Hiver, again directed by Claude Sautet, you'll certainly appreciate her performance and otherworldly beauty in this one too.
Super Reviewer
I'm a sucker for Emmanuelle Beart films but I truly enjoy them from an artistic point of view. Nelly works well with Arnaud despite their difference in "years of experience". Chalk up another compelling French drama.
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