Directed by:
Olivier AssayasScreenplay:
Olivier AssayasCinematography:
Denis LenoirCast:
Virginie Ledoyen, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Jackie Berroyer, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Ilona Győri, Lorànt Deutsch, Smaïl Mekki, Ludovic Berthillot (more)VOD (2)
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An acclaimed early work by Olivier Assayas, the long-unavailable, deeply felt coming-of-age drama Cold Water can at last be seen in the United States. Drawing from his own youthful experiences, Assayas revisits the outskirts of Paris in the early 1970s, 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. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
Virginie Ledoyen
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (2000) (series)
La Cérémonie (1995)
8 Women (2002)
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
France
Best movies:
Conversation with My Gardener (2007)
A Very Long Engagement (2004)
Promise at Dawn (2017)
Jackie Berroyer
France
Best movies:
Lune froide (1991)
A Common Thread (2004)
Skirt Day (2008)
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
France
Best movies:
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) (series)
Savage Nights (1992)
Our Music (2004)
Ilona Győri
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Vuk: The Little Fox (1981)
Ants' Nest (1971)
Cold Water (1994)
Lorànt Deutsch
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Crows (2012)
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods (2014)
Part-Time Cops (2003)
Smaïl Mekki
France
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Unpredictable Nature of the River (1996)
Irma Vep (1996)
Ludovic Berthillot
France
Best movies:
Shut Up! (2003)
Department 36 (2004)
L'Enfant d'une autre (2006) (TV movie)
Dominique Faysse
Best movies:
Irma Vep (1996)
Cold Water (1994)
Move Along, There Is Nothing to See (1983)
Cyprien Fouquet
Best movies:
Cold Water (1994)