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Cet Amour-Là

Mixed or average reviews
Based on 17 critic reviews
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Romance
Written by:
Yann Andréa (novel)
Josée Dayan (adaptation)
Gilles Taurand (adaptation)
Directed by: Josée Dayan
Release Date:
Theatrical: April 2, 2003
DVD: November 15, 2005
Running Time: 98 minutes, Color
Origin: France
Language(s): French (with English subtitles)
Summary
RATING: Not Rated
Starring Jeanne Moreau, Aymeric Demarigny, Christiane Rorato, Sophie Milleron, Justine Lévy, Stanislas Sauphanor, Didier Lesour, and Tanya Lopert
The true story of the passionate love affair between celebrated French author Marguerite Duras and Andrea, her much younger muse and apprentice. (New Yorker Films)
Also On The Web: Internet Movie Database View The Trailer Official French Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
New York Magazine Peter Rainer
The real passion here is the almost erotic thrill that acting still holds for Moreau.
Read Full Review >The New Republic Stanley Kauffmann
Moreau's face is the base and the beauty of the film.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington
The film, like its lovers, is fond, giddy and poetic about love and death.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
There's something self-defeating about approaching an unconventional artist so conventionally, and the story becomes touching only insofar as it overrides much of what made Duras special.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Michael Atkinson
May worship heedlessly at Duras's memory, but it's a testament to Moreau alone.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
Dayan's weakly structured biopic Cet Amour-là is, to be kind, less than inspired. But as a showcase for legendary French actress Jeanne Moreau, it's a tour de force.
Read Full Review >New York Post V.A. Musetto
The screenplay also fails to put the unconventional relationship into context. It never lets on that Andrea helped Duras produce some of her best work, including the autobiographical "The Lovers."
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Noel Murray
Moreau is magnetic as the wise-but-neurotic scribe, though the same can't be said of Demarigny, whose timid portrayal of a reverent fanboy sucks the energy out of most of his scenes. Dayan's direction is even more problematic.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
You can forget about veracity, since this gauzy and sometimes dopey romanticization can't be trusted.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Desson Thomson
There is one reason, and one reason alone, to watch Cet Amour-La. It is Jeanne Moreau.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Dave Kehr
Ms. Moreau, still an imperious presence at age 75, makes no effort to look or sound like Duras -- this is one sacred monster stepping in for another.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle C.W. Nevius
It is a great story, but it hasn't been translated to the screen. It is never a good sign when the biographical notes have more emotional wallop than the movie.
Read Full Review >The New Yorker David Denby
The movie that Josée Dayan has made about the Duras-Andréa affair is not a scandal. Unfortunately, its not much of anything but a solemn joke. [14 April 2003, p.88]
Variety Deborah Young
A limp-to-wilted film version of Duras' 16-year-long love affair with a young man who became her secretary and literary executor.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
F-X T gave it a7:
It's an interesting movie but it get pretty confusing like any other France movies but still a good time on the sofa with a margarita.
