A man and a woman meet by accident on a Sunday evening at their childrens' boarding school. Slowly, they reveal themselves to each other, finding that they have something deeply in common.
It's full of misty romps in the meadows, rain-soaked windshields, assorted puppies and lambs, and a 'bittersweet' theme song that drones incessantly on the sound track.
– Don Druker,
Chicago Reader,
15 Jan 2008
fresh:
Anouk Aimee has a mature beauty and an ability to project an inner quality that helps stave off the obvious banality of her character, and this goes too for the perceptive Jean-Louis Trintignant as the man.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
15 Jan 2008
rotten:
They seem two dimly sentient beings moved by memories of conventional affections and the compulsions of ordinary love.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
9 May 2005
fresh:
Notoriously schmaltzy but still undeniably eye-catching.