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A Heart in Winter (1992) — Stream on France Channel · CriticCrunch

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A Heart in Winter

Movie1992·105 min

A Heart in Winter

Directed by Claude Sautet

A drama romance film directed by Claude Sautet.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 25%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.3/10

226 ratings

About A Heart in Winter

Beautiful violin virtuoso Camille has two obsessions: the music of Ravel, and a friend of her husband's who crafts violins. But his heart seems to be as cold as her playing is passionate.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Stylized
Story Tags: obsession, isolation loneliness, forbidden love, music performance, paris, romantic partners, rivals, outsider misfit, genius prodigy, slow burn reveal, tragedy arc, forbidden star crossed

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Details

Director: Claude Sautet
Language: French

Cast

Daniel Auteuil, Emmanuelle Béart, André Dussollier

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Where to Watch A Heart in Winter

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France Channel

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How A Heart in Winter Ranks

All movies

Top 25%

1990s movies

Top 24%

Drama movies

Top 25%

1990s Drama movies

Top 26%

★Claude Sautet films#2 of 7

Top 25% Drama movies.

Second-best Claude Sautet film, behind Cesar and Rosalie.

the vibe

A Heart in Winter Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderatelayeredseriousintimateearnest

contemplative

stylized

What it's about

slow-burn revealtragedy arcobsessionisolation lonelinessforbidden loveoutsider misfitgenius prodigyromantic partnersrivalsmusic performanceforbidden star crossedparis

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

contemplativequiet