Changing Times

Released Dec 8, 2004

1h 36m

Romance

Drama

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63%

Tomatometer

40 Reviews

44%

Audience Score

10,000+ Ratings

Cécile (Catherine Deneuve) dumped her first love, Antoine (Gérard Depardieu), over three decades ago, but Antoine was never able to move on. He eventually resolves to track her down, a quest that leads him to Tangiers, Morocco. Sarah is now a successful radio show host -- not to mention married to Natan (Gilbert Melki). Nevertheless, Antoine is determined and persists in trying to reignite their passion. But just when it seems as if he's making headway, a tragic accident interrupts his efforts.

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Critics Consensus

A restless mix of cultural and emotional turmoil provides the backdrop for this exhilarating and uncomfortable story about the consistancy of long lost love.

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Bill Stamets

Chicago Sun-Times

French director Andre Techine sketches a family with the usual flaws, but takes the unusual step of not fixing them.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 13, 2006

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Volatile and sometimes daring performances by Catherine Deneuve, Gerard Depardieu, Gilbert Melki, Malik Zidi, and Lubna Azabal (as twins) contribute to the highly charged and novelistic experience.

Aug 12, 2006

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Wesley Morris

Boston Globe

... another gorgeous and immensely satisfying reminder that there are few better directors than Techine when it comes to capturing the vagaries of the heart.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 12, 2006

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Amber Wilkinson

Eye for Film

Here, the times are changing and so is the plot. In fact, you can expect a mood swing every five minutes, in a story so muddled even the strong cast, including Gerard Depardieu and Catherine Deneuve, can't save it.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 13, 2008

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Kam Williams

Upstage Magazine

This poignant, flashback flick, is worthwhile for the opportunity to see a couple of seasoned pros, its very well-acquainted leads, Oscar-nominees Gerard Depardieu and Catherine Deneuve, opposite each other again, for the seventh time in their careers.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jul 7, 2007

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Rex Roberts

Film Journal International

All but devoted cineastes will be disappointed.

Feb 22, 2007

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Audience Member

Touching performances by Deneuve and Depardieu given a tepid and mildly interesting qand unique storyline

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Audience Member

This film worth a viewing for the fact it reunites two monsters of the French cinema. Gerard Depardieu & Catherine Deneuve are incredibly well directed in this little film about two lovers crossing path again after more than twenty years of separation.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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A thoughtful movie that lives up to its title. Nathan (quietly, but wonderfully played by Gilbert Melki) is at the center of the film's changes. His longtime wife (Catherine Deneuve, beautifully aged) has her first love Antoine (Gerard Depardieu) come to Tangiers seeking her back; she has never loved Nathan as she loved Antoine. His son, Sami (Malik Zidi) comes home with his girlfriend Nadia (Lubna Axabal) and her son, Said. Nathan spends time with the boy who seems distant from his mother and Sami. Nadia is estranged from her twin sister Aicha (also played by Lubna Axabal) who is traditionally Islamic and can't accept Nadia new life in France. Sami is never home, but secretly spends time with his lover Bilal. As the movie unfolds, Nathan's life is overturned in unexpected ways, ways that only the Changing Times make possible. An exploration of love, choices, and new horizons in our Changing Times. The cast is uniformly wonderful.. Lubna Axabal has a tour de force as both Nadia and Aicha evolve through the film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

running into the plate glass window was classic!!!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

I find it very beautiful.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

Hmm... Ãntre È>Äri ca Ã (R)ntre oameni sometimes. Unii vor, alÈ>ii iau. Nu-i clar cine cÃ¢È(TM)tigÄ.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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André Téchiné

Director

Catherine Deneuve

Cécile

Gérard Depardieu

Antoine Lavau

Gilbert Melki

Natan

Malik Zidi

Sami

Lubna Azabal

Nadia

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Synopsis

Cécile (Catherine Deneuve) dumped her first love, Antoine (Gérard Depardieu), over three decades ago, but Antoine was never able to move on. He eventually resolves to track her down, a quest that leads him to Tangiers, Morocco. Sarah is now a successful radio show host -- not to mention married to Natan (Gilbert Melki). Nevertheless, Antoine is determined and persists in trying to reignite their passion. But just when it seems as if he's making headway, a tragic accident interrupts his efforts.

Director: André Téchiné
Production Co: Banque Populaire Images 5, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), Sofica Soficinéma, Agora Films, France 2 Cinéma, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Gemini Film, Canal+, TPS Star
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: French (Canada)
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 8, 2004, Original
Release Date (DVD): Oct 3, 2006
Box Office (Gross USA): $540.4K
Runtime: 1h 36m