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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The New RepublicStanley KauffmannThe New RepublicStanley KauffmannMoreau's face is the base and the beauty of the film.
- 70Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonMay worship heedlessly at Duras's memory, but it's a testament to Moreau alone.
- 63New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThe 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."
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanDayan'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.
- 60The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayMoreau 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.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumYou can forget about veracity, since this gauzy and sometimes dopey romanticization can't be trusted.
- 50Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonThere is one reason, and one reason alone, to watch Cet Amour-La. It is Jeanne Moreau.
- 40The New YorkerDavid DenbyThe New YorkerDavid DenbyThe 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]
- 40VarietyDeborah YoungVarietyDeborah YoungA limp-to-wilted film version of Duras' 16-year-long love affair with a young man who became her secretary and literary executor.