2 Autumns, 3 Winters

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2 Autumns, 3 Winters
Theatrical release poster
French2 automnes 3 hivers
Directed bySébastien Betbeder
Written bySébastien Betbeder
Produced byFrédéric Dubreuil
Starring
CinematographySylvain Verdet
Edited byJulie Dupré
Music byBertrand Betsch
Production
company
Envie de Tempête Productions
Distributed byUFO Distribution
Release dates
  • 18 May 2013 (2013-05-18) (Cannes)
  • 25 December 2013 (2013-12-25) (France)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget€361,757[1]
Box office$30,985[2]

2 Autumns, 3 Winters (French: 2 automnes 3 hivers) is a 2013 French romantic comedy film written and directed by Sébastien Betbeder. It stars Vincent Macaigne, Maud Wyler, Bastien Bouillon and Audrey Bastien, with Pauline Étienne, Thomas Blanchard, Olivier Chantreau, Eriko Takeda and Jean-Quentin Châtelain.

Plot

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The story is narrated by each of the major characters. At the beginning, 33-year-old Arman decides to change his life. For starters, he takes up jogging, which is how he has his first meeting with Amélie.

Cast

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Release

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2 Autumns, 3 Winters had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2013.[3] The film had its US premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival on 10 October 2013.[4] It was released theatrically in France on 25 December 2013 by UFO Distribution.[5] The film had its New York City premiere as part of the Rendez-vous with French Cinema series on 8 March 2014.[6][7] Film Movement opened the film for one week at the Elinor Bunin Monroe Film Center in New York City on 6 June 2014.[8][9]

Critical response

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Jordan Mintzer of The Hollywood Reporter called it a "low-key kind of dramedy" and a "quirky French indie that gets by more on style and sass than on its storytelling skills, [...] With endearing performances and crafty 16mm imagery, but also a tad too many winks to the camera, this Cannes ACID sidebar selection should see additional fest and niche art-house play".[10]

Ronnie Scheib of Variety commented that "[i]n Sebastien Betbeder's playfully arty 2 Autumns, 3 Winters, three protagonists offer self-conscious riffs on their every thought and action, directly addressing the camera to describe past happenings, present happenings or what's about to occur momentarily. Mundane actions, trite exchanges and life-altering events all undergo the same literary alchemy, creating a matter-of-fact, Woody Allen-ish sense of complicity with the viewer. Maintaining a bemused, sometimes comic distance, Betbeder traces how happenstance crystallizes into biography as his characters traverse the titular seasons, with results that will delight some and alienate others."[11]

Mike Russell of The Oregonian gave it a 'B' grade saying "[a] fair amount of traumatic stuff happens in 2 Autumns, 3 Winters [... b]ut writer/director Sébastien Betbeder's French seriocomic romance still feels light (or emotionally distant, depending), thanks to the film's fusillade of stylistic tics."[12]

References

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  1. ^ "2 automnes 3 hivers (2 Autumns, 3 Winters) (2013)". JP Box-Office (in French). Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  2. ^ "2 Autumns, 3 Winters (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  3. ^ Père, Olivier (18 May 2013). "Cannes 2013 Jour 4 : 2 Automnes 3 hivers de Sébastien Betbeder (ACID)" (in French). Arte. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  4. ^ "2 Autumns, 3 Winters". Hamptons International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  5. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (2 December 2013). "2 Autumns 3 Winters stands out again". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  6. ^ "2 Autumns, 3 Winters". Film at Lincoln Center. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Program 2014". Rendez-vous with French Cinema. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  8. ^ Smith, Nigel M. (30 April 2014). "Film Society of Lincoln Center Reveals Its Summer Lineup; 'Snowpiercer' and 'Life Itself' Make the Cut". IndieWire. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  9. ^ McCracken, Kristin (4 June 2014). "Q&A: Sébastien Betbeder on '2 Autumns, 3 Winters'". Hamptons International Film Festival. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  10. ^ Mintzer, Jordan (4 June 2013). "2 Autumns, 3 Winters: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  11. ^ Scheib, Ronnie (27 March 2014). "Film Review: '2 Autumns, 3 Winters'". Variety. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  12. ^ Russell, Mike (12 February 2014). "'2 Autumns, 3 Winters' explores Parisian romance, trauma: Portland International Film Festival review". The Oregonian. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
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