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Fire and Ice

Play trailer Fire and Ice 1961,  1h 44m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 92% 12 Reviews Tomatometer 46% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
92% Tomatometer 12 Reviews 46% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
A terrorist (Jean-Louis Trintignant) returns home from a mission to discover love blossoming between his friend (Henri Serre) and his wife (Romy Schneider).

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Keith Uhlich Time Out Nov 18, 2011
2/6
Less a potent work of dissidence than a childish schoolyard rivalry heavy on the "Nanny nanny poo poo!" Go to Full Review
A.O. Scott New York Times Jun 12, 2009
4/5
Anne [is] played with heart-stopping capriciousness by Romy Schneider, who was never lovelier and who is capable of distracting everyone in the film, and the audience above all, from whatever grave political matters are afoot. Go to Full Review
Vadim Rizov Village Voice Jun 10, 2009
There's a surprise every five minutes, except when fascism gets its ass kicked at the end. Go to Full Review
Kathy Fennessy Video Librarian Magazine Jul 31, 2024
4/5
French filmmaker Alain Cavalier's 1962 directorial debut melds a political allegory with a love triangle to powerful effect. Le Combat dans L'ile ("The Fight on the Island") also predicted Bernardo Bertolucci's classic 1970 film The Conformist. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jun 27, 2013
B
Certainly not an undiscovered masterpiece. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Parallax View Jun 27, 2010
... you know this is heading into truly weird territory. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Alain Cavalier

Director

Romy Schneider

Anne

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Clément Lesser

Henri Serre

Paul

Pierre Asso

Serge

Diane Lepvrier

Cécile

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Fire and Ice

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Movie Info

Synopsis A terrorist (Jean-Louis Trintignant) returns home from a mission to discover love blossoming between his friend (Henri Serre) and his wife (Romy Schneider).
Director
Alain Cavalier
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 22, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$49.5K
Runtime
1h 44m
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