In Paris, Pierre (Daniel Auteuil) and Anne (Isabelle Huppert) have been living together for a couple of years and they have the eighteen-month son Loulou (Louis Vincent), who stays with the nanny Laurence (Laurence Lerel) during the day while they work. Their best friends are the couple Victor (Jérôme Deschamps) and Claire (Karin Viard), who also are not married but live together.
Out of the blue, Pierre feels Anne distant from him and soon she discloses that she is in love with another man. Pierre seems to accept her affair but their relationship goes downhill, and Pierre becomes violent with her.
"La Séparation" is the most realistic and mature film about the end of a relationship, with the sequential phases of the separation process of a couple. The viewer does not need to have self-experience to understand, since he or she might have witnessed this type of process with friends of them. Daniel Auteuil is perfect in the role of Pierre and the bitch Anne is tailored for the magnificent actress Isabelle Huppert.
The conclusion is unexpected, but sometimes it may happen when the couple has just divorced. It is not totally clear or conclusive what Anne may expect from Pierre after her betrayal and bad treatment, but if Pierre accepts to return to her, their relationship will probably not last for a long period. In their first fight, they will split again and will not be friends anymore. This great film does not age and seems to be better and better each time the viewer sees it. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "A Separação" ("The Separation")
Note: The first time I saw this film was on 23 April 2000.
On 16 February 2017, I saw this film again. Would Anne really have a lover?
Out of the blue, Pierre feels Anne distant from him and soon she discloses that she is in love with another man. Pierre seems to accept her affair but their relationship goes downhill, and Pierre becomes violent with her.
"La Séparation" is the most realistic and mature film about the end of a relationship, with the sequential phases of the separation process of a couple. The viewer does not need to have self-experience to understand, since he or she might have witnessed this type of process with friends of them. Daniel Auteuil is perfect in the role of Pierre and the bitch Anne is tailored for the magnificent actress Isabelle Huppert.
The conclusion is unexpected, but sometimes it may happen when the couple has just divorced. It is not totally clear or conclusive what Anne may expect from Pierre after her betrayal and bad treatment, but if Pierre accepts to return to her, their relationship will probably not last for a long period. In their first fight, they will split again and will not be friends anymore. This great film does not age and seems to be better and better each time the viewer sees it. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "A Separação" ("The Separation")
Note: The first time I saw this film was on 23 April 2000.
On 16 February 2017, I saw this film again. Would Anne really have a lover?