| Three Hearts | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Benoît Jacquot |
| Written by | Julien Boivent Benoît Jacquot |
| Produced by | Alice Girard Edouard Weil |
| Starring | Benoît Poelvoorde Charlotte Gainsbourg Chiara Mastroianni Catherine Deneuve André Marcon Patrick Mille |
| Cinematography | Julien Hirsch |
| Edited by | Julia Grégory |
| Music by | Bruno Coulais |
| Production companies | Rectangle Productions Pandora Film Scope Pictures Arte France Cinéma |
| Distributed by | Wild Bunch |
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| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | €7.1 million |
| Box office | US$3.1 million |
Three Hearts (French: 3 cœurs) is a 2014 French drama film directed by Benoît Jacquot and co-written with Julien Boivent. The film stars Benoît Poelvoorde, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Chiara Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. In January 2015, the film received four nominations at the 20th Lumières Awards.
Synopsis
After missing a train, Marc meets and falls in love with Sylvie. They agree to meet in Paris at the Jardin des Tuileries without exchanging contact information. On the time of the rendezvous, Marc is held up in a meeting and they miss each other. Disappointed, Sylvie moves to the USA with her husband. Later, Marc meets Sylvie's sister Sophie and they fall in love. As Marc and Sophie's relationship becomes serious, he discovers she is Sylvie's sister.
Cast
- Benoît Poelvoorde as Marc Beaulieu
- Charlotte Gainsbourg as Sylvie Berger
- Chiara Mastroianni as Sophie Berger
- Catherine Deneuve as Madame Berger
- André Marcon as Castang
- Patrick Mille as Sylvie's husband
- Thomas Doret as Gabriel
- Anne Consigny as The cardiologist
Production
Three Hearts is produced by Edouard Weil and Alice Girard for Rectangle Productions, with co-production support from Pandora Film, Scope Pictures and Arte France Cinéma. The film was pre-acquired by Canal+ and Ciné+ and will be distributed by Wild Bunch in France.
Filming began on 16 September 2013 in the Île-de-France region and was completed in 45 days.
Critical response
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Three Hearts has an approval rating of 81%, based on 36 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score of 56 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Accolades
| Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Delluc Prize | Best Film | Nominated | |
| Lumières Awards | Best Film | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Benoît Jacquot | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Benoît Poelvoorde | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Charlotte Gainsbourg | Nominated | |
| Venice International Film Festival | Golden Lion | Nominated | |
| World Soundtrack Awards | Soundtrack Composer of the Year | Bruno Coulais | Nominated |
References
- "3 coeurs". JP's Box-Office.
- "3 Hearts". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Benoît Jacquot films 3 Hearts". Cineuropa. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- "International competition of feature films". Venice. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- "Venice Film Festival Lineup Announced". Deadline. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- "Toronto Film Festival Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- "France's Lumiere Awards Nominations Unveiled". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- "3 Hearts (3 coeurs) (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- "3 Hearts reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
External links
- Three Hearts at IMDb
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