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It is a clever device though, for me, it never lets you forget that you are watching a film based on a play.įor the most part I found Coeurs engaging and quite intriguing as there is no detailed exposition at all but rather a gentle, lyrical observation of character. Resnais also uses screens and glass walls to physicalise the separation felt by the characters. Six Degrees of Separation Character Analysis Paul When the audience first encounters him, he is described as very handsome, very preppy (14) and is wearing a white Brooks Brothers shirt (14). But with so many scenes I found the flow of the film somewhat hampered, particularly towards the end. With some 50 scenes, some very short, Alain Resnais uses the image of falling snow as a way to segue from one scene to the next.
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The set ups and situation remain very British which felt at odds with the very French cast and setting. Set in a snow covered Paris, Coeurs never quite shakes the Englishness of the original play.
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Then there is the pious Charlotte who harbours dark secrets and works for both Thierry and lonely bartender Lionel. Thierry’s much younger sister Gaelle, spends her lonely nights in bars being stood-up by blind dates. Their Real Estate broker Thierry is witness to the terminal romance. Nicole and Dan are quarrelsome lovers who are searching for an apartment. Involving 6 characters whose lives are interwoven, the film deals with love, loneliness and the search for connection. Coeurs is celebrated French director Alain Resnais film version of British playwright Alan Ayckbourn’s successful play 'Private Fears in Public Places".