Before the Winter Chill

Before the Winter Chill

103 mins | Drama | Nov. 26, 2013

They are the perfect French haute bourgeois couple: Paul is a respected surgeon and Lucie cooks and gardens exquisitely. But now, in the autumn of his life, Paul can’t resist the lure of an ambiguous and dangerous relationship with a mysterious young woman. Might there be something sinister behind the roses delivered to his office and the “chance” meetings?

Before the Winter Chill

103 mins | Drama | Nov. 26, 2013

Before the Winter Chill
They are the perfect French haute bourgeois couple: Paul is a respected surgeon and Lucie cooks and gardens exquisitely. But now, in the autumn of his life, Paul can’t resist the lure of an ambiguous and dangerous relationship with a mysterious young woman. Might there be something sinister behind the roses delivered to his office and the “chance” meetings?
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Canal+, France 3 Cinéma, Samsa Film, TF1 Droits Audiovisuels, Les Films du 24
Original title Avant l'hiver
Directors Philippe Claudel
Writers Philippe Claudel

Cast

Daniel Auteuil

as Paul

Leïla Bekhti

as Lou

Richard Berry

as Gérard

Vicky Krieps

as Caroline

Laure Killing

as Mathilde

Anne Metzler

as Zoé Gassard

Laurent Claret

as Denis, le directeur de la clinique

Annette Schlechter

as Mme Malek

Jean-François Wolff

as Commandant Xavier Garin

Joël Delsaut

as Capitaine Thierry Weiler

Jacqueline Ghaye

as Juliette

Pascale Noe Adam

as Anouk

Lucie Debay

as Amie de Lou