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Un peu de soleil dans l'eau froide
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Wikipedia article
'Un peu de soleil dans l'eau froide', internationally released as 'A Few Hours of Sunlight' and 'A Little Sun in Cold Water', is a 1971 French film directed Jacques Deray adapted from the novel of Franoise Sagan.Clarke Fountain, [https://web.archive.org/web/20071222041248/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/142361/Un-Peu-de-soleil-dans-l-eau-froide/overview Un peu de soleil dans l'eau], 'The New York Times'. The title quotes the poet Paul luard.
Synopsis
In Limoges, Nathalie Silvener, a married woman falls for Gilles, a depressed and brilliant Parisian journalist, himself in a relationship with a model.
Casting
* Claudine Auger : Nathalie Silvener
* Marc Porel : Gilles Lantier
* Judith Magre : Odile
* Nadine Alari : Gilda
* Andr Falcon : Florent
* Barbara Bach : Hlose / Elvire
* Bernard Fresson : Jean
* Jean-Claude Carrire : Franois
* Grard Depardieu : Pierre
* Marc Eyraud : Monsieur Rouargue
* Jacques Debary : Fairmont
* Guido Mannari : Thomas
* Mireille Perrey
Reception
According to 'Cahiers du cinma', the film is one of the most personal works of Deray.'Cahiers du cinma', issues 581-585, ditions de l'toile, 2003, p.58. 'Le Nouvel Observateur' referred to it as "un petit film dmod comme le petit roman de Sagan" (i.e., "a little film which is old-fashioned in the same way the little novel by Sagan is").'Le nouvel observateur', Collection 1976, p.27. 'Time Out' was very critical, calling it "fatuous" and saying "Porel gives one of the most boring, suburban, asexual performances imaginable". DVD Talk called it "dated and dull".
The novel
It is based on a 1969 book by Franoise Sagan. BSCNews calls it "a superb novel", praising Sagan's "simple and poetic" style.
References
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