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Before the Winter Chill

Play trailer Poster for Before the Winter Chill 2013,  1h 43m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 72% 18 Reviews Tomatometer 38% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
72% Tomatometer 18 Reviews 38% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
Lucie believes Paul, an elderly neurosurgeon, has had an affair.

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Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter Apr 7, 2015
Elegantly cool rather than downright chilly, novelist-turned-filmmaker Philippe Claudel's third feature has a distinctly literary feel, as it plants its dramatic seeds very methodically before accelerating to a startling denouement. Go to Full Review
Liz Moody Empire Magazine Apr 7, 2015
3/5
An affecting midlife mood piece. Go to Full Review
Mark Kermode Observer (UK) May 11, 2014
3/5
With its chilly visual sheen and sharp bourgeois satire, this handsomely mounted and consistently well-played yarn offers disposable pleasures and rewarding intrigue. Go to Full Review
Ben Nicholson CineVue Mar 21, 2019
3/5
All three of the lead actors turn in strong, but undeniably reserved, performances as their characters pent up feelings remain as ambiguous to us as each other. Go to Full Review
Jorge Ayala Blanco El Financiero May 30, 2015
An intriguing thriller based on melancholy, mystery, vagueness, ambiguity and perfectionism. [full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Jasper Rees The Arts Desk Apr 7, 2015
3/5
It's only towards the end that you discover that Before the Winter Chill could have been a gripping thriller. Instead it's a mildly haunting disquisition on the peril of the midlife crisis. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Philippe Claudel

Director

Daniel Auteuil

Paul

Kristin Scott Thomas

Lucie

Leïla Bekhti

Lou

Richard Berry

Gérard

Vicky Krieps

Caroline

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Before the Winter Chill

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Movie Info

Synopsis Lucie believes Paul, an elderly neurosurgeon, has had an affair.
Director
Philippe Claudel
Producer
Yves Marmion, Romain Rojtman, Jani Thiltges
Screenwriter
Philippe Claudel, Philippe Claudel
Production Co
Les films du 24, Canal+, France 3 Cinéma, Samsa Film
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 24, 2014
Runtime
1h 43m
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