A Heart in Winter

1992

1h 44m

Drama

Romance

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85%

13 Reviews

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90%

2,500+ Ratings

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Violin player Camille (Emmanuelle Béart) begins an affair with Maxime (André Dussollier), who is prepared to leave his wife. But then Camille goes to Maxime's violin repair shop and meets his employee, Stephane (Daniel Auteuil), and she instantly falls in love. While Camille freely expresses her emotions for Stephane, he acts increasingly introverted, shunning her affections even though he cares for her, too. Camille soon becomes obsessed in her determination to win Stephane over.

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John T

This film does an amazing job showing a man who literally cannot give of himself emotionally. Daniel Autueil is fantastic.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/28/21

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Audience Member

Everything simmering under the surface is always done best by the French and Un Coeur En Hiver is no different; Beart is mesmerizing and worthy of all the turmoil

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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andrey k

Very intelligent and psychologically challenging movie as French movies often are. Daniel Auteuil as a genius in his profession who seemingly possesses no emotions is a mesmerizing experience to behold (I didn't recognize him in 'Jean De Florette' so versatile an actor he is). Emmanuelle Beart is another beautiful talent watching which is a delight, she's so different in each of her movies, it makes you wonder how easy she commands her flawless appearance and doesn't let it stay in the way of her performance. The film delicately deals with the subject of human romantic emotions and questions whether people are in control of them or they don't command them and can't actually "decide" how to control their flow.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Kind of frustrating. Like a not as good version of Eric Rohmer. But not bad.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

Me quedÃ¨ con la duda con el personaje de Daniel Auteuil, quien en su sano juicio dice no a Emmanuelle Beart. Un corazÃ²n en invierno es una tÃ¬pica pelÃ¬cula francesa que se adentra en el estudio de sus personajes con bonita mÃ¹sica de Ravel.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

A beautiful film that only comes once in a lifetime.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Claude Sautet

Director

Daniel Auteuil

Stéphane

Emmanuelle Béart

Camille

André Dussollier

Maxime

Élizabeth Bourgine

Hélène

Myriam Boyer

Mme. Amet

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Rated: 2/5

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Roger Ebert

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Un Coeur en Hiver, directed by Claude Sautet, has the intensity and delicacy of a great short story.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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James Berardinelli

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Rated: 4/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Rated: 4/5

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Rated: 4/5

Jul 14, 2005

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Robin Clifford

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Rated: 4/5

Nov 19, 2004

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Synopsis

Violin player Camille (Emmanuelle Béart) begins an affair with Maxime (André Dussollier), who is prepared to leave his wife. But then Camille goes to Maxime's violin repair shop and meets his employee, Stephane (Daniel Auteuil), and she instantly falls in love. While Camille freely expresses her emotions for Stephane, he acts increasingly introverted, shunning her affections even though he cares for her, too. Camille soon becomes obsessed in her determination to win Stephane over.

Director: Claude Sautet
Screenwriter: Claude Sautet
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (DVD): Nov 21, 2006
Box Office (Gross USA): $22.3K
Runtime: 1h 44m