''2 Autumns, 3 Winters'' (french: 2 automnes 3 hivers) is a 2013 French film written and directed by

Sébastien Betbeder Sébastien Betbeder (born 4 January 1975) is a French film director. He has directed more than ten films since 2003. Selected filmography References External links

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Plot

The story is narrated by each of the major characters. At the beginning, 33-year-old Arman decides to change his life. For starters, he takes up

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, which is how he has his first meeting with Amélie.

Cast

Vincent Macaigne Vincent Macaigne (born 19 October 1978) is a French actor, theatre director and film director. He is also a screenwriter and playwright. Life and career Macaigne was raised in Paris, the son of a French businessman and an Iranian-born painter. H ...

as Arman *

Maud Wyler Maud Wyler (born 14 December 1982) is a French actress. She appeared in more than thirty films since 2009. Selected filmography References External links * 1982 births Living people French film actresses 21st-century French actres ...

as Amélie *

Bastien Bouillon Bastien Bouillon is a French actor. He has appeared in more than 30 film and television productions since 2009. He is the son of the stage director Gilles Bouillon. Filmography Theatre References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bou ...

as Benjamin *

Audrey Bastien Audrey Bastien (born 10 December 1991) is a French actress. She appeared in more than twenty films since 2010. Selected filmography References External links * 1991 births Living people French film actresses {{France-film-act ...

as Katia * Thomas Blanchard as Jan *

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as Lucie * as Arman's father * as Guillaume * as Hazuki * Loïc Hourcastagnon as the small ninja * Emmanuel Demonsant as the big ninja * Philippe Crespeau as Benjamin's father * Marie-Claude Roulin as Benjamin's mother * as the skater * Jérôme Thibault as the doctor

Release

The film had theatrical showings in

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as part of the Rendez-vous with French Cinema series 2014 program.

Critical response

Jordan Mintzer of ''

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'' called it a "low-key kind of

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" and a "quirky French indie that gets by more on style and sass than on its storytelling skills, ..With endearing performances and crafty 16mm imagery, but also a tad too many winks to the camera, this Cannes ACID sidebar selection should see additional fest and niche art-house play". Ronnie Scheib of ''

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'' commented that " Sebastien Betbeder's playfully arty ''2 Autumns, 3 Winters'', three protagonists offer self-conscious riffs on their every thought and action, directly addressing the camera to describe past happenings, present happenings or what's about to occur momentarily. Mundane actions, trite exchanges and life-altering events all undergo the same literary alchemy, creating a matter-of-fact,

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-ish sense of complicity with the viewer. Maintaining a bemused, sometimes comic distance, Betbeder traces how happenstance crystallizes into biography as his characters traverse the titular seasons, with results that will delight some and alienate others." Mike Russell of ''

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'' gave it a 'B' grade saying " fair amount of traumatic stuff happens in ''2 Autumns, 3 Winters'' .. bt writer/director Sébastien Betbeder's French seriocomic romance still feels light (or emotionally distant, depending), thanks to the film's fusillade of stylistic tics."

References

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at Allocine * (with English subtitles) {{DEFAULTSORT:2 Autumns, 3 Winters 2013 films 2013 romantic comedy films French romantic comedy films 2010s French-language films Films set in Paris Films set in the 2010s Films shot in France 2010s French films