Cesar & Rosalie

Cesar & Rosalie
by Claude Sautet

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Actor: Bernard Le Coq, Eva Maria Meineke, Romy Schneider, Sami Frey, Yves Montand
Director: Claude Sautet
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 106 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-02-04
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Fox Lorber

Movie Reviews of Cesar & Rosalie

Movie Review: C?sar et Rosalie is a Flawless French Film.
Summary: 5 Stars

Claude Sautet is best known for his highly-acclaimed films Un Coeur en Hiver ( A Heart in Winter ) and Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud. Sautet's earlier, 1972 French romance, C?sar et Rosalie, stars Yves Montand and Romy Schneider as a May-December couple who unexpectedly find themselves in a love triangle involving Cesar (Montand), Rosalie (Schneider), and Rosalie's former lover, David (Sami Frey), an artist who is determined to win her back. David evokes jealous feeings in C?sar, threatening his otherwise happy relationship with Rosalie. Ultimately, Rosalie is forced to choose between the two men.

The plot of C?sar & Rosalie is far from predictable. In fact, one of the things I enjoy most about French films such as this one is that, unlike Americans, the French seem so much more grownup in their attitudes toward sex and relationships. The unlikely relationship between C?sar et Rosalie is not intended to be a typical Hollywood romance. It is more complex, and it may not live up to some viewers' expectations. This film avoids cliches, and the result is a film that feels real. Yves Montand and Romy Schneider carry the film with their flawless, nuanced performances. Highly recommended.

G. Merritt

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In American romantic comedies, after overcoming some silly obstacle, the heroine will choose this guy or that one, and it's usually pretty obvious which. In French romantic comedies, not only is either guy just as likely, but the heroine could just as well end up with both of them--or neither. Ah, the worldly French! C?sar and Rosalie are a happy May-December couple (young Romy Schneider and middle-aged Yves Montand) until the return of Rosalie's old flame David (Sami Frey). David immediately inflames the insecure C?sar with jealousy, to the point that his aggressive behavior threatens his relationship with Rosalie far more than David himself does. The story of C?sar & Rosalie takes unpredictable turns, but every shift is compelling because of how truthfully written and acted the characters are. The French don't need to invent silly obstacles to romance; they understand that human nature itself is obstacle enough. --Bret Fetzer

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