Before the Winter Chill
They are the perfect French haute bourgeois couple: Paul is a respected surgeon and Lucie cooks and gardens exquisitely. But now, in the autumn of his life, Paul can’t resist the lure of an ambiguous and dangerous relationship with a mysterious young woman. Might there be something sinister behind the roses delivered to his office and the “chance” meetings?
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Cast
16 people
Daniel Auteuil
Paul
Known for
Caché
La Belle Époque
Kristin Scott Thomas
Lucie
Known for
Slow Horses
Tomb Raider
Leïla Bekhti
Lou
Known for
All That Glitters
All Your Faces
Richard Berry
Gérard
Known for
Ruby & Quentin
22 Bullets
Vicky Krieps
Caroline
Known for
Old
Phantom Thread
Jérôme Varanfrain
Victor
Known for
Two of Us
The Safe House
Laure Killing
Mathilde
Known for
My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days
Anne Metzler
Zoé Gassard
Also in
The Murder of Princess Diana
Trouble No More
Laurent Claret
Denis, le directeur de la clinique
Known for
Priceless
Le Chef
Annette Schlechter
Mme Malek
Also in
Let's Get Lost
Deepfrozen
Jean-François Wolff
Commandant Xavier Garin
Known for
JCVD
Diamond 13
Jean-Louis Sbille
Fred
Known for
Raw
Les Misérables
Philippe Claudel Director · Denis Lenoir Cinematographer Elisa Aboulker Editor
Worldwide gross $2.6M · Budget $8M · United States release December 20, 2013
Box office
Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,600,000
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Les Films du 24
Production
Samsa Film
Production
TF1 Droits Audiovisuels
Production
Canal+
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
StudioCanal
Studio
France · Luxembourg
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Languages
Original title
Avant l'hiver
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · November 26, 2013
Theatrical
United States · December 20, 2013
Theatrical
Brazil
June 12, 2014 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 30, 2014 · Theatrical
Germany
November 13, 2014 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 19, 2013 · Theatrical
Spain
September 12, 2014 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 9, 2014 · Theatrical
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