''Three Hearts'' (french: 3 cœurs) is a 2014 French

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directed by Benoît Jacquot and co-written with Julien Boivent. The film stars

Benoît Poelvoorde Benoît Poelvoorde (, ; born 22 September 1964) is a Belgian actor and comedian. Early life His mother was a grocer and his father a driver, who died when Poelvoorde was still a minor. He attended the Jesuit Boarding School of Godinne before ...

Charlotte Gainsbourg Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg (; born 21 July 1971) is a British-French actress and singer. She is the daughter of English actress Jane Birkin and French musician Serge Gainsbourg. After making her musical debut with her father on the song " Lemo ...

, Chiara Mastroianni and

Catherine Deneuve Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 22 October 1943), known professionally as Catherine Deneuve (, , ), is a French actress as well as an occasional singer, model, and producer, considered one of the greatest European actresses. She gained recogni ...

. 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

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. In January 2015, the film received four nominations at the

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Synopsis

After missing a train, Marc meets and falls in love with Sylvie. They agree to meet in Paris at the

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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

as Marc Beaulieu *

as Sylvie Berger * Chiara Mastroianni as Sophie Berger *

as Madame Berger * André Marcon as Castang * Patrick Mille as Sylvie's husband * Thomas Doret as Gabriel *

Anne Consigny Anne Consigny (; born 25 May 1963) is a French actress who has been active since 1981. She received a César Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in the film '' Not Here to Be Loved'' (2005). She is also known for her role as Claude in ...

as The cardiologist

Production

''Three Hearts'' is produced by Edouard Weil and Alice Girard for Rectangle Productions, with co-production support from

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, Scope Pictures and Arte France Cinéma. The film was pre-acquired by

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and Ciné+ and will be distributed by

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in France. Filming began on 16 September 2013 in the

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region and was completed in 45 days.

Critical response

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website

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, ''Three Hearts'' has an approval rating of 81%, based on 36 reviews, with an

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of 6.8/10. On

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, 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

References

External links

* {{Benoît Jacquot 2014 films 2010s French-language films 2014 drama films French drama films Films shot in France Films directed by Benoît Jacquot Films scored by Bruno Coulais 2010s French films