A Few Hours of Spring

2012 1h 48m FR

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6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 49

Drama

Synopsis

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Forty-eight-year-old Alain Evrard is obliged to return home to live with his mother. This situation causes all the violence of their past relationship to rise to the surface. Alain then discovers that his mother has a fatal illness. In the last months of her life, will they finally be capable of taking a step toward each other?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vincent Lindon
Alain
Hélène Vincent
Yvette
Emmanuelle Seigner
Clémence
Olivier Perrier
Monsieur Lalouette
Sylvie Jobert
L'employée de Pôle Emploi
Ludovic Berthillot
Bruno
Silvia Kahn
Le docteur Mathieu - la cancérologue
Jean-Luc Borgeat
Le responsable de l'association Mourir dans la Dignité

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stéphane Brizé
Writers: Florence Vignon, Stéphane Brizé
Languages: French
Countries: France

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Released 14 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stéphane Brizé, shot by Antoine Héberlé. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Warren Ellis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Anne Klotz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Vincent Lindon and Hélène Vincent and Emmanuelle Seigner carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1899270 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Stéphane Brizé directs. Antoine Héberlé behind the camera. Warren Ellis scores. Anne Klotz cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Directed by Stéphane Brizé, shot by Antoine Héberlé. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Warren Ellis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Anne Klotz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Vincent Lindon and Hélène Vincent and Emmanuelle Seigner carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1899270 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.