Before the Winter Chill
Nov 26 2013
•2h 43m
•Drama
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?
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Daniel Auteuil
Paul
Kristin Scott Thomas
Lucie
Leïla Bekhti
Lou
Richard Berry
Gérard
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