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A Girl Cut in Two

Seen it?

2007 | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It earned strong reviews (74% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Hannah and Her Sisters or Another Year, start here.
The mood
Funny with heart, tense.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 55 min.
What might put you off
It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

A TV weather girl is torn between an older man, a famous married author whom she loves but who won't leave his wife, and a semi-deranged young heir to an industrial fortune who loves her.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsStrong

    74% on Rotten Tomatoes, 73 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 5K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Claude Chabrol

  • Ludivine SagnierGabrielle Deneige
  • Benoît MagimelPaul Andre Claude Gaudens
  • François BerléandCharles Denis, dit Saint-Denis
  • Mathilda MayCapucine Jamet
  • Caroline SilholGeneviève Gaudens
  • Marie BunelMarie Deneige
  • Valéria CavalliDona Saint-Denis
  • Etienne ChicotDenis Deneige
  • Édouard BaerSelf
  • Jean-Marie WinlingGérard Briançon