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A Girl Cut in Two

Original title: La fille coupée en deux
  • 20072007
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
3.7K
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POPULARITY
39,295
1,677
A Girl Cut in Two (2007)
This is the trailer for A Girl Cut in Two, directed by Claude Chabrol.
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A black comedy centered around a TV weather girl and the two very different men who pursue her.A black comedy centered around a TV weather girl and the two very different men who pursue her.A black comedy centered around a TV weather girl and the two very different men who pursue her.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
3.7K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
39,295
1,677
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    • Director
      • Claude Chabrol
    • Writers
      • Cécile Maistre(scenario, adaptation and dialogue)
      • Claude Chabrol(scenario, adaptation and dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Ludivine Sagnier
      • Benoît Magimel
      • François Berléand
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Claude Chabrol
    • Writers
      • Cécile Maistre(scenario, adaptation and dialogue)
      • Claude Chabrol(scenario, adaptation and dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Ludivine Sagnier
      • Benoît Magimel
      • François Berléand
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 32User reviews
    • 91Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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    A Girl Cut in Two: Trailer
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    A Girl Cut in Two: Trailer

    Photos14

    François Berléand and Ludivine Sagnier in A Girl Cut in Two (2007)
    François Berléand and Ludivine Sagnier in A Girl Cut in Two (2007)
    Ludivine Sagnier in A Girl Cut in Two (2007)
    Benoît Magimel and Ludivine Sagnier in A Girl Cut in Two (2007)
    François Berléand in A Girl Cut in Two (2007)
    Benoît Magimel and Ludivine Sagnier in A Girl Cut in Two (2007)
    Claude Chabrol in A Girl Cut in Two (2007)
    A Girl Cut in Two (2007)
    A Girl Cut in Two (2007)
    A Girl Cut in Two (2007)
    A Girl Cut in Two (2007)
    A Girl Cut in Two (2007)

    Top cast

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    Ludivine Sagnier
    Ludivine Sagnier
    • Gabrielle Aurore Deneige
    Benoît Magimel
    Benoît Magimel
    • Paul André Claude Gaudens
    François Berléand
    François Berléand
    • Charles Denis dit Charles Saint-Denis
    Mathilda May
    Mathilda May
    • Capucine Jamet
    Caroline Silhol
    • Geneviève Gaudens
    Marie Bunel
    Marie Bunel
    • Marie Deneige
    Valeria Cavalli
    Valeria Cavalli
    • Dona Saint-Denis
    • (as Valéria Cavalli)
    Etienne Chicot
    Etienne Chicot
    • Denis Deneige
    Edouard Baer
    Edouard Baer
    • Edouard, l'acteur interviewé
    Jean-Marie Winling
    • Gérard Briançon
    Didier Bénureau
    • Philippe Le Riou
    Thomas Chabrol
    Thomas Chabrol
    • Maître Stéphane Lorbach
    Charley Fouquet
    • Eléonore Gaudens
    Hubert Saint-Macary
    • Bernard Violet
    • (as Hubert Saint Macary)
    Jérémie Chaplain
    Clémence Bretécher
    Clémence Bretécher
    • Joséphine Gaudens
    André Asséo
    Béatrice Audry
    • Director
      • Claude Chabrol
    • Writers
      • Cécile Maistre(scenario, adaptation and dialogue)
      • Claude Chabrol(scenario, adaptation and dialogue)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      This film was inspired by the assassination of New York architect Stanford White in 1906, and his connection with the dancer Evelyn Nesbit. The same case was handled in the cinema by Richard Fleischer in The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955) , with Ray Milland and Joan Collins interpreting the pair of lovers, and by Milos Forman in Ragtime (1981) , with Elizabeth McGovern and Norman Mailer.
    • Quotes

      Gabrielle Aurore Deneige: What do you do for a living?

      Paul André Claude Gaudens: I live.

    • Soundtracks
      Elle A Au Fond Des Yeux
      Performed by Julien Clerc

      Music by Maurice Vallet

      Lyrics by Julien Clerc

      (C) 1972 Les editions Cracelles, S.A. / Editions et Productions Sidonie, S.A.

      Avec l'autorisation des Editions et Productions Sidonie, S.A. and EMI Music Publishing (France), S.A.

      (P) 1972 EMI Music (France) - avec l'aimable autorisation de EMI Music (France)

    User reviews32

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    both slyly self-aware and an enjoyably serious movie about ill-fated bourgeois
    At this point in Claude Chabrol's career one might expect him to cut loose and do something just totally crazy and not to give a hoot about his consistent style as a director. A Girl Cut in Two, for better or worse, is still disciplined and carefully constructed and directed, and maybe because of this once in a while suffers from not wavering in its approach; it's kind of like That Almost Obscure Object of Desire. But within its set terms the film is enjoyable and even has a kind of biting underlying wit to the proceedings.

    I would think this film might appeal more to the middle or lower class as opposed to upper class and wealthy as the former can perhaps relish in this tumultuous love life of this weather girl Gabrielle (very beautiful Ludivine Sagnier, kind of a prettier Chloe Sevigny) and the classic "turning the men's worlds upside down" formula. As for fans of Chabrol, and this goes without saying it's not a great film, it's a sign that, like Woody Allen, he isn't going anywhere and still has some ideas kicking around.

    It's about the effect Gabrielle has on a man twice her age, novelist Charles Saint-Denis (Francois Berleand in a quietly powerful and thoughtful performance), and a spoiled and possibly emotionally combustible guy more her age, Paul (Benoit Magimel, very good in that his performance is narrowed to being this creepy person). She really is head over heels for the older man, who sadly is also (happily) married to his wife of many years, while Paul does all but wave a sign saying "pick me, I'm free, pick me" (with the line "I get what I always want" crossed out save for when he's drunk). It's like a double Catch 22 situation, leading up to a marriage, a murder, and other occurrences. Chabrol presents all of this in what appears to be a straightforward style, which usually suits him best, and within this comes out the moral complexities.

    This could be enough for a decent movie, if maybe a little slight in the mostly bourgeois atmosphere, but Chabrol heaps on some social commentary to boot: it's not just Paul but also Charles that put up a kind of front of complacency that is hard to crack for Gabrielle. It's slightly playful, mostly harsh, but always controlled satire, not of the laugh-out-loud kind but where one might chuckle or raise an eyebrow at a plot point or scene of specific acting. It's an interesting approach which isn't entirely effective but never makes it boring. A Girl Cut in Two is acted just as it should (Caroline Silhol particularly gives a deliciously icy performance as Paul's mother), and is written and directed with a knowledge of its audience. 7.5/10
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    • Aug 26, 2008

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 8, 2007 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Germany
    • Official site
      • Wild Bunch (France)
    • Languages
      • French
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • The Girl Cut in Two
    • Filming locations
      • Hôtel des Ventes Lyon Presqu'Ile - 6 rue Marcel Rivière, Lyon, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France
    • Production companies
      • Alicéléo
      • Alicéléo Cinéma
      • France 2 Cinéma
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $409,658
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $18,658
      • Aug 17, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,488,537
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • Dolby SR
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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