Un Coeur en Hiver (1992) Un coeur en hiver (original title)

Director:

Claude Sautet

Writers:

Claude Sautet (scenario and dialogue) &
Jacques Fieschi (scenario and dialogue) ...
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Release Date:

4 June 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Music

Plot:

Beautiful violin virtuoso Camille has two obsessions: the music of Ravel, and a friend of her husband's who crafts violins...

Plot Keywords:

Violin | Love | Girl | Friend | Reckless Driving

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 15 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Daniel Auteuil	...	Stéphane
Emmanuelle Béart	...	Camille
André Dussollier	...	Maxime
Élisabeth Bourgine	...	Hélène (as Elizabeth Bourgine)
Brigitte Catillon	...	Régine
Myriam Boyer	...	Mme. Amet
Jean-Claude Bouillaud
Stanislas Carré de Malberg	...	Brice
Dominique De Williencourt	...	Christophe
Jeffrey Grice
Luben Yordanoff
Nanou Garcia
François Domange
Van Doude
Jacques Villa
Galaxie Barbouth
Benoît Bellal
Pierre Cheremetieff
Severine Debels
Jean-Marie Fonbonne
János Lengyel Oguz		(as Oguz Janos Lengyel)
Anne Macina
Xavier Rothmann
Jean-Luc Bideau	...	Ostende
Maurice Garrel	...	Lachaume
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jacques Fieschi
Michele Hermet	...	Young Woman (uncredited)

Directed by
Claude Sautet

Writing credits
Claude Sautet		(scenario and dialogue) &
Jacques Fieschi		(scenario and dialogue)
Jérôme Tonnerre		(scenario collaborator)
Yves Ulmann		(collaborating writer)

Produced by
Raphael Berdugo	....	co-producer
Philippe Carcassonne	....	producer
Jean-Louis Livi	....	producer

Cinematography by
Yves Angelo

Film Editing by
Jacqueline Thiédot

Casting by
Pascale Béraud
Christiane Lebrima
Lissa Pillu

Production Design by
Christian Marti

Set Decoration by
Frédérique Belvaux

Costume Design by
Corinne Jorry

Makeup Department
Daniel Mourgues	....	hair stylist
Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen	....	makeup artist
Thi-Loan Nguyen	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Francis Barrois	....	unit manager
Gérard Gaultier	....	production manager
Olivier Guespin	....	unit manager
Marc Rovere	....	unit manager
Marc Vadé	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Natalie Engelstein	....	assistant director
Nils Hoffet	....	assistant director
Frédéric Jardin	....	assistant director
Yvon Rouvé	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Marie-Thérèse Boiché	....	sound editor
Denis Carquin	....	assistant sound
Pierre Lenoir	....	sound
Jean-Paul Loublier	....	sound mixer
Jérôme Lévy	....	foley artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Laurent Fleutot	....	assistant camera
Jean-Yves Freess	....	best boy grip
Jean-Michel Gageat	....	electrician
Michel LeFrançois	....	electrician
Denis Moncel	....	electrician
Richard Vidal	....	electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tess Hammami	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Christine Grenet	....	assistant editor
Dorian Rigal-Ansous	....	assistant editor
Daniel Vincent	....	color timer

Music Department
Keith Harvey	....	musician: cello
Jean-Jacques Kantorow	....	musician: violin
Philippe Mahu	....	consultant: Lutherie
Christophe Poiget	....	music consultant
Carole Saint-Michel	....	music consultant
Philippe Sarde	....	musical director
Howard Shelley	....	musician: piano

Other crew
Geneviève Cortier	....	script supervisor
Pierre Dufour	....	location scout

Thanks
Claude Biteur	....	thanks
Le Docteur Jacob	....	special thanks
Étienne Vatelot	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Film Par Film
• Cinéa
• Orly Films
• Sédif Productions
• Paravision International S.A.
• D.A. Films
• France 3 Cinéma
• Sofinergie 1 (as Le Soficas Sofinergie)
• Investimage 3 (as Le Soficas Sofinergie)
• Sofica Créations (as Le Soficas Sofinergie)
• Canal+ (participation)
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) (participation)

Distributors

• AFMD (1992) (France) (theatrical)
• StudioCanal (2007) (France) (DVD)
• Prokino Filmverleih (1993) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Stadtkino Verleih (1994) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Transmundo Films (1993) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Aquarius TV (2006) (Greece) (DVD)
• Koch Lorber Films (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Musidora Films (Spain)
• October Films (1993) (USA) (subtitled)
• Transmundo Home Video (THV) (1994) (Argentina) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Studio Guillaume Tell  music recording studio
• Christian Dior  costumes: for Daniel Auteuil
• Mairie de Paris  special thanks (as Le Mairie de Paris)
• La Tulipe Noire  special thanks
• Agnès B.  thanks
• Boîtes à Musique  thanks
• Dalloyau  thanks
• Jaeger-LeCoultre  thanks
• Lacoste  thanks
• Marcel Lassance  thanks
• Éditions Musicales Alphones Leduc  thanks (as Les Editions Musicales Leduc)

Also Known As:

"Un coeur en hiver" - France (original title)
"A Heart in Winter" - International (English title) (imdb display title)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:S | Germany:12 | Sweden:Btl | UK:12 | Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade)

Company:

Film Par Film

Trivia:

When Stephane, Helene and François are in the movie line, there are posters for Malina (1991) and To Be or Not to Be (1942) in the background.

Movie Connections:

References To Be or Not to Be (1942)

Soundtrack:

Haydn Serenade, Op 3 No 5.

Everything that is wonderful about French cinema

No-one can portray emotion in cinema as well as the French, as this movie proves. Auteil is wonderful as the stoic and enigmatic central figure, a man of few words and even fewer facial expressions who is both fascinating and exasperating. Emmanuel Beart is surely one of the most beautiful figures to grace the screen; her eyes say all the things her words fail to. One of the many qualities to admire in this film is that what the characters do not say is more important that what they do, and rather than being vague and ambiguous, which is a polite way of often saying muddled and obscure in movies, everything is confidently conveyed through expressions and actions. This is a film that knows exactly how much to say and what about. There are some brilliantly subtle clues to Auteil's character. "Have you ever been in love?" Beart asks."probably," he replies and nothing more is said. yet despite it's casual nature we remember that comment and without any more help we conclude that this may be the real reason for his isolation now, a desperate attempt at self-preservation. The music is brilliantly chosen, and the camera draws things out of the frame naturally...Auteil touching Beart for the first time when crossing the road, the wonderful coffee shop scene, that slap from Maxim. There is also some excellent humour, especially in the argument between the old couple Auteil witnesses from outside their house. It is interesting to compare this film with Three Colours: Blue which I saw the same evening, a more explicit depiction of isolation, equally powerful through different methods.