Rent Cold Water (1994)
3.6 of 5 from 62 ratings
1h 35min
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- Synopsis:
Long unavailable, this deeply felt coming-of-age drama by Olivier Assayas has until now been a missing link in one of contemporary cinema's richest bodies of work. Drawing from his own youthful experiences, Assayas revisits the outskirts of Paris in the early 1970's, telling the story of teenage lovers Gilles (Cyprien Fouquet) and Christine (Virginie Ledoyen), whose rebellions against family and society threaten to tear them apart. The visceral realism of the movie's narrative and the near experimentalism of its camera work come together effortlessly thanks in part to a rock soundtrack that vividly evokes the period. 'Cold Water', whose centerpiece is one of the most memorable party sequences ever committed to film, is a heartbreaking immersion in the emotional tumult of being young. - Actors:
- Virginie Ledoyen, Cyprien Fouquet, László Szabó, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Dominique Faysse, Smaïl Mekki, Jackie Berroyer, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Ilona Györi, Renée Amzallag, Jérôme Simonin, Laetitia Lemerle, Alexandra Yonnet, Caroline Doron, Laetitia Giraud, Marguerite Vial, Julien Legros, Mathieu Mardoukhaev, Louis Barnier, Djamel Bensalah
- Directors:
- Olivier Assayas
- Producers:
- Georges Benayoun, Paul Rozenberg
- Writers:
- Olivier Assayas
- Aka:
- L'eau froide
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Countries:
- France
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 10/09/2018
- Run Time:
- 95 minutes
- Languages:
- French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New interview with Assayas
- New interview with cinematographer Denis Lenoir
- Excerpt from a 1994 French television program on the film featuring Assayas and actors Virginie Ledoyen and Cyprien Fouquet
- Plus: An essay by critic Girish Shambu
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Reviews (1) of Cold Water
Would have been better if it had stayed a MISSING link - Cold Water review by SC
It's a bit like that film If... but doesn't follow through to the blaze of glory at the end. In fact, it's not glorious at all.
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