
When Nelly, a woman being just divorced, meets by chance M. Arnaud, a mature salesman just retired, begins a strange and special relationship between the two personalities.... (Full plot summary below)
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When Nelly, a woman being just divorced, meets by chance M. Arnaud, a mature salesman just retired, begins a strange and special relationship between the two personalities.
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| Sacramento BeeJoe BaltakeSautet avoids the pitfalls of the usual May-December romance by eschewing all the cliches. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt is a matter of great erotic fascination when two people are intrigued by the notion of becoming lovers, but are held back by the fear of rejection _and_ the fear of involvement. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumIt's one sign of Sautet's success that, though he presents neither character as especially admirable or exceptional, he makes us care about them a great deal. |
| MovielineStephen FarberTakes a familiar French story of a May-December romance and renders it with unexpected nuance and uncommon wisdom. |
| Washington PostHal HinsonIt's reserved, polished and challengingly intelligent. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Chris Hicks[Sautet's] insights into human nature are revealing, if extremely subtle. |
| San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackIt glows with sorrowful humor in its look at two people who seem just right for each other but don't have time on their side. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliThese are two great actors giving top-notch performances, and the restrained romance they project is fascinating. |
| San Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserSautet makes movies about the you that you think only you know. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonWriter-director Sautet's great achievement is to introduce a world of undefinable impulses; the two actors' great achievement is to step into that world and experience them. |