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Petites Coupures [2003]

Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Kristin Scott Thomas, Pascale Bussières, Ludivine Sagnier, Jean Yanne
Director: Pascal Bonitzer
Format: PAL Widescreen
Released: 26 Jan 2004
RRP: £19.99
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Vertigo in the Alps - By: Al, 02 Apr 2007
Taking it's inspiration from the opening lines of Dante's "Inferno": "Midway upon the journey of our life/I found myself within a forest dark", Petites Coupures is a Hitchcockian exploration of mid-life angst & obsession set among the achingly beautiful Rhones-Alpes region of France. Daniel Auteuil is,as ever, outstanding, as the politicallly & emotionallly bankrupt hero who stumbles upon intrigue & possible redemption in an enigmatic encounter with the icily cold Kristen Scott-Thomas. As with Hitchcock's Vertigo the moral boundaries are blurred, but director Pascal Bonitzer keeps us focussed on character & motivation & the result is a deeply satisfying & at times ravishing addition to the French canon.
Bum numbing - By: Stephen Newton, 26 Feb 2004
Despite some strong supporting performances, a film that tried too hard at not going anywhere. None of these lost souls are alllowed to develop into characters interesting enough to engage. We move on too soon; take the wife who must have known she was wearing the mistress’s lipstick. What kind of woman is she to put it on?