Fresh
A massive undertaking and an accomplished piece of filmmaking in a solid tradition of intelligent, meticulous literary adaptations.
David Rooney, Variety
Sentimental Destinies
Love is the most rewarding sacrifice
2000 · 3h · N/A
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Olivier Assayas
Overview
In late nineteenth century Charante, Protestant minister Jean Barnery causes local disquiet when he arranges a separation from his obsessive wife. He and his lover keep their love strong as the world changes around them.
Director and cast
- Olivier Assayas Director
- Emmanuelle Béart as Pauline Pommerel
- Charles Berling as Jean Barnery
- Isabelle Huppert as Nathalie Barnery
- Olivier Perrier as Philippe Pommerel
- Dominique Reymond as Julie Desca
- André Marcon Cast
- Alexandra London Cast
- Julie Depardieu Cast
- Louis-Do de Lencquesaing Cast
- Mia Hansen-Løve Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
61%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Assayas is masterful in using offscreen sounds to conjure up a novelistic sense of milieu and in handling various ceremonies, and the film's lush texture explains why he called it his anti-Dogma film.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Rotten
Ambitious, efficient, sensitive, but a little disappointing.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
More than a few of us would show up for the chance to see and hear Huppert and Beart read from the Limoges telephone directory. Assayas can count himself lucky for that.
Susan Stark, Detroit News
Rotten
Opens at a funeral, ends on the protagonist's death bed and doesn't get much livelier in the three hours in between.
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
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