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A Few Hours of Spring

Original title: Quelques heures de printemps
  • 20122012
  • 1h 48m
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Quelques heures de printemps (2012)
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Alain Evrard, a trucker who has just finished serving a prison sentence, is forced to temporarily move back to his mother's house. This forced co-habitation causes all the violence of their ... Read allAlain Evrard, a trucker who has just finished serving a prison sentence, is forced to temporarily move back to his mother's house. This forced co-habitation causes all the violence of their past relationship to re-emerge. One day, Alain accidentally discovers Yvette, his mother, ... Read allAlain Evrard, a trucker who has just finished serving a prison sentence, is forced to temporarily move back to his mother's house. This forced co-habitation causes all the violence of their past relationship to re-emerge. One day, Alain accidentally discovers Yvette, his mother, by a brain tumor and that she has decided to shorten her suffering by resorting to assiste... Read all

IMDb RATING
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788
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  • Director
    • Stéphane Brizé
  • Writers
    • Stéphane Brizé
    • Florence Vignon
  • Stars
    • Vincent Lindon
    • Hélène Vincent
    • Emmanuelle Seigner
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  • Director
    • Stéphane Brizé
  • Writers
    • Stéphane Brizé
    • Florence Vignon
  • Stars
    • Vincent Lindon
    • Hélène Vincent
    • Emmanuelle Seigner
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    • 6User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 6 nominations

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    Vincent Lindon
    Vincent Lindon
    • Alain Évrardas Alain Évrard
    Hélène Vincent
    Hélène Vincent
    • Yvette Évrardas Yvette Évrard
    Emmanuelle Seigner
    Emmanuelle Seigner
    • Clémenceas Clémence
    Olivier Perrier
    Olivier Perrier
    • Monsieur Lalouetteas Monsieur Lalouette
    Sylvie Jobert
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    Ludovic Berthillot
    • Brunoas Bruno
    Silvia Kahn
    • Le docteur Mathieu - la cancérologueas Le docteur Mathieu - la cancérologue
    Jean-Luc Borgeat
    • Le responsable de l'association Mourir dans la Dignitéas Le responsable de l'association Mourir dans la Dignité
    Véronique Montel
    • Madame Godard, l'accompagnante de l'association Mourir dans la Dignitéas Madame Godard, l'accompagnante de l'association Mourir dans la Dignité
    Abdoulaye Dramé
    • Un agent du centre de tri de déchets recyclablesas Un agent du centre de tri de déchets recyclables
    Axel Beasse
    • L'opérateur de radiothérapieas L'opérateur de radiothérapie
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    • Le bébé de Brunoas Le bébé de Bruno
    Julie Bonacossa
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    Véronique Leclair
    • L'opératrice du scanneras L'opératrice du scanner
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    • Callie - la chienne d'Yvetteas Callie - la chienne d'Yvette
    Mauricette Gourdon
    • Coletteas Colette
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    Annie Savarin
    • Gilberteas Gilberte
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      • Florence Vignon
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    Alain Evrard, a trucker who has just finished serving a prison sentence, is forced to temporarily move back to his mother's house. This forced co-habitation causes all the violence of their past relationship to re-emerge. One day, Alain accidentally discovers Yvette, his mother, by a brain tumor and that she has decided to shorten her suffering by resorting to assisted suicide in Switzerland... —Guy Bellinger
    • mother son reunion
    • ex convict
    • dog
    • dying
    • neighbor
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    Stéphane Brizé didn't fall into the melodramatic trap which always needs to be highlighted especially when dealing with such sensitive subjects as euthanasia and the end of life.

    The performances of Hélène Vincent and the ageless Vincent Lindon are absolutely accurate and truthful, and if the two are very good, it's clear that the introverted, very sober, almost silent role of the latter didn't allow him to fully express his potential.

    Moreover, and even if it's poignant, this is a "spectator" movie that won't please everybody. There is not much of a plot, it's pretty slow, everything is in the details and suggestions, and it even sometimes resembles a documentary because it adopts a strong observant posture, and this passivity is probably what serves the film badly and will leave a part of the viewers on the side of the road.
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    • Release date
      • September 19, 2012 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Algunas horas de primavera
    • Filming locations
      • Haute-Saône, France
    • Production companies
      • TS Productions
      • Arte France Cinéma
      • F Comme Film
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      • $1,900,262
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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