Claude Sautet was the master of the small psychological movie. "Un coeur en hiver" is one of his best. Two friends are in the business of reparing violins. One (Stéphane, played by Daniel Auteuil) is the craftsman (introverted), the other (Maxime, played by André Dussollier) is the businessman (extrovert). One day a well known, and very beautiful, concert violinist (Camille played by Emmanuelle Béart) enlists their help. It would be the natural order of things when Stéphane took care of the violin and Maxime handled the relation with the client.
Camille however makes a mess of this "natural order of things", because she is more interested in Stéphane. Sautet shows us in a very clever way the effect that Camille has on the relationship between the two friends.
Camille however makes a mess of this "natural order of things", because she is more interested in Stéphane. Sautet shows us in a very clever way the effect that Camille has on the relationship between the two friends.