Moreau's face is the base and the beauty of the film.
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Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
May worship heedlessly at Duras's memory, but it's a testament to Moreau alone.
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New York PostV.A. Musetto
New York PostV.A. Musetto
The screenplay also fails to put the unconventional relationship into context. It never lets on that Andrea helped Duras produce some of her best work, including the autobiographical "The Lovers."
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New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Dayan's weakly structured biopic Cet Amour-là is, to be kind, less than inspired. But as a showcase for legendary French actress Jeanne Moreau, it's a tour de force.
Moreau is magnetic as the wise-but-neurotic scribe, though the same can't be said of Demarigny, whose timid portrayal of a reverent fanboy sucks the energy out of most of his scenes. Dayan's direction is even more problematic.
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Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
You can forget about veracity, since this gauzy and sometimes dopey romanticization can't be trusted.
There is one reason, and one reason alone, to watch Cet Amour-La. It is Jeanne Moreau.
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The New YorkerDavid Denby
The New YorkerDavid Denby
The movie that Josée Dayan has made about the Duras-Andréa affair is not a scandal. Unfortunately, it’s not much of anything but a solemn joke. [14 April 2003, p.88]
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VarietyDeborah Young
VarietyDeborah Young
A limp-to-wilted film version of Duras' 16-year-long love affair with a young man who became her secretary and literary executor.