''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
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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
jogging
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, which is how he has his first meeting with Amélie.
Cast
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Vincent Macaigne
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Life and career
Macaigne was raised in Paris, the son of a French businessman and an Iranian-born painter. ...
as Arman
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Maud Wyler
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as Amélie
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Bastien Bouillon as Benjamin
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Audrey Bastien
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as Katia
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Thomas Blanchard as Jan
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as Lucie
* as Arman's father
* as Guillaume
* as Hazuki
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Loïc Hourcastagnon
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as the small ninja
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Emmanuel Demonsant
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as the big ninja
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as Benjamin's father
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as Benjamin's mother
* as the skater
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as the doctor
Release
The film had theatrical showings in
North America as part of the
Rendez-vous with French Cinema series 2014 program.
Critical response
Jordan Mintzer of ''
The Hollywood Reporter
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'' called it a "low-key kind of
dramedy
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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
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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 ''
Variety
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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,
Woody Allen
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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 ''
The Oregonian
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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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''2 Autumns, 3 Winters''at
Allocine
* (with English subtitles)
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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