Develiker terrible... so disappointed.

Lucybespro It is a performances centric movie

Twilightfa Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

Joanna Mccarty Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

billcr12 Emmanuelle Beart shines as a classical violinist in France and she begins a relationship with the owner of a instrument repair shop. Shortly thereafter, the owners partner also becomes involved with her. The two men have radically different personalities, one is extremely introverted and the other extroverted.Of course, Beart believes she can change them and they continue a love triangle. The soundtrack is beautiful, making use of Ravel's compositions.This theme has been done many times but Beart's captivating screen presence makes this one time well spent.

Goodbye_Ruby_Tuesday As with THE SILENCE--and, really, most of Ingmar Bergman's best work--this is a film of quiet grace, a subtle film that takes patience but is ultimately deeply rewarding by the end. It's a love triangle of sorts between two friends, a bachelor Maxime and his quiet friend Stephane who are business partners running a violin repair shop. Maxime begins a relationship with the beautiful violinist Camille, who soon becomes attracted to Stefane, who does not overtly return her advances. Stefane is really a voyeur who belongs in the same group as Harry Caul, L.B. Jeffries and Damiel the angel, all people who are flawed or broken in some way on the inside and feel compelled to look at others only from a distance, refusing to become involved. They seem to understand from behaviorism the depths of other people but can barely conceal their own loneliness or broken relationships--Stefane correctly states that he can never give Camille, or any "normal" woman, what she deserves. He deliberately pushes her away when he feels pressured into intimacy. He loves music and handles his violins (which can be argued are shaped like an ideal female body, revealing Stephane's asexuality) the way Maxime and other "normal" men handle women. Director Claude Sautet has a gift with letting human drama unfold, and he carefully studies the behavior of his characters, who come alive without force or question, so much that the audience feels like a you're listening on close friends fighting. Then a real-life couple, Emmanuel Beart and Daniel Auteuil are stunning (such a great, unique romance for a real-life couple--you couldn't ever imagine Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie ever tackling this together), hitting all the right notes (pun intended) with the precision and understanding of great actors, and even better human beings. Auteuil in particular is spectacular because of Stephane's deep introvert nature, and Auteuil has to allude to so many conflicting emotions that are barely visible beneath the surface, and he does so much just with his eyes, which flutter with happiness and fall with regret with perfect grace.

krcstudio I first saw this movie in the theater when it was released. I was part of a group that saw movies every Tues and then rated them by number. When we left the theater one of the woman said she would give it a 7 (out of 10) and another said 8, when asked I said a 12! I loved it beginning to end. I had never seen a film that dealt with such a personality. A person closed off from the world by his own decision or thru some backstory we never really know. We see glimpses in his relationship with Maxim and the old music teacher but it is left to our imagination. What we do see is his manipulation of situations and again we are not given the reasons outright. This is an intelligent film for any thoughtful person who cares to examine the complexities of human beings. The music is perfect.

Syl I have to say that I love Daniel Auteuil. I think he was one of the world's finest French film actors. Anyway, he plays a man who falls in love with a woman. Odd isn't? he plays a violin maker or repair guy. French films tend to do a lot on relationships between men and women. In this film, Daniel is after Emmanuelle Beart's character. It doesn't really matter because we know where this film is heading. Unlike American films on relationships, the French films do tend to take their time in exploring and not exploiting the women and men like meat. This film is a great example of how good acting, solid directing, and decent writing can allow the audience to understand the characters with greater depth including their flaws and attributes. It's a pity that American film directors don't reply in the same way to the audiences to day. French films would be far more popular among single American women if we had more access to it at the local cinema.