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?

• Philippe ClaudelDirector
• Philippe ClaudelWriter

• Daniel AuteuilPaul
• Kristin Scott ThomasLucie
• Leïla BekhtiLou
• Richard BerryGérard
• Vicky KriepsCaroline
• Jérôme VaranfrainVictor
• Laure KillingMathilde
• Anne MetzlerZoé Gassard
• Laurent ClaretDenis, le directeur de la clinique
• Annette SchlechterMme Malek
• Jean-François WolffCommandant Xavier Garin
• Joël DelsautCapitaine Thierry Weiler