A Girl Cut in Two (2007)

A black comedy centered around a TV weather girl and the two very different men who pursue her.

Director:

Claude Chabrol

Writers:

Cécile Maistre (scenario, adaptation and dialogue), Claude Chabrol (scenario, adaptation and dialogue)

Stars:

Ludivine Sagnier, Benoît Magimel, François Berléand

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ludivine Sagnier	...	Gabrielle Aurore Deneige
Benoît Magimel	...	Paul André Claude Gaudens
François Berléand	...	Charles Denis dit Charles Saint-Denis
Mathilda May	...	Capucine Jamet
Caroline Silhol	...	Geneviève Gaudens
Marie Bunel	...	Marie Deneige
Valéria Cavalli	...	Dona Saint-Denis
Etienne Chicot	...	Denis Deneige
Edouard Baer	...	Edouard, l'acteur interviewé
Jean-Marie Winling	...	Gérard Briançon
Didier Bénureau	...	Philippe Le Riou
Thomas Chabrol	...	Maître Stéphane Lorbach
Charley Fouquet	...	Eléonore Gaudens
Hubert Saint-Macary	...	Bernard Violet (as Hubert Saint Macary)
Jérémie Chaplain

Storyline

Gabrielle is a young woman with a future: she's the weather girl on a local TV station destined to a rapid promotion. She's self-confident and self-possessed. In Lyon, on successive days, she meets two men of high status: Charles, a middle-aged writer, and Paul, the heir to a pharmaceutical fortune. Both are attracted to her and both have flaws immediately evident: Charles, who is married, can be dismissive; Paul can be possessive and threatening. To the dismay of one, Gabrielle chooses the other. How will each man handle her choice, and after she falls in love, can she sustain her personal strength?

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Plot Keywords:

love | older man younger woman relationship | woman in bed | rich man | mistress | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Wild Bunch [France]

Country:

France Germany

Language:

French

Release Date:

8 August 2007 (France)

Also Known As:

A Girl Cut in Two

Filming Locations:

Hôtel des Ventes Lyon Presqu'Ile - 6 rue Marcel Rivière, Lyon, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$18,658, 17 August 2008

Gross USA:

$409,658

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$8,488,537

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alicéléo, Alicéléo Cinéma, France 2 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby SR DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the first time Claude Chabrol wrote a screenplay with Cécile Maistre, his first assistant. They were attracted to the story of Stanford White and Evelyn Nesbit, but transposed it into a contemporary setting.

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Quotes

Gabrielle Aurore Deneige: What do you do for a living?
Paul André Claude Gaudens: I live.

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Soundtracks

ELLE A AU FOND DES YEUX
Performed by Julien Clerc
Music by Maurice Vallet
Lyrics by Julien Clerc
(C) 1972 Les editions Cracelles SA / Editions et Productions Sidonie SA
Avec l'autorisation des editions et productions Sidonie SA
& EMI Music Publishing France SA
(P) 1972 EMI Music France - avec l'aimable autorisation de EMI Music Freance

User Reviews

Low Octane Chabrol, But Still Worth A Watch

For years,French suspense director,Claude Chabrol has often been regarded as the Gallic Alfred Hitchcock. For this outing, he has mined the harbor of Woody Allen, and come up a wee bit short. Ludivine Sagnier plays an attractive weather girl who is torn between her affections for an older man,who is a famous writer, and a spoiled rich boy,who claims to adore her. It's up to her to decide which one she is to take up with. This film will probably be a major turn off to those who are appalled by the whole April/December affair (he's old enough to be her grandfather). It still beats watching 'High School Musical 3' (which isn't saying much). No MPAA rating,but contains some vulgar language & adult situations,which are somewhat tastefully depicted with restraint.