Sentimental Destinies [SEP] director
Sentimental Destinies
Sentimental Destinies () is a 2000 French drama film directed by Olivier Assayas. It was entered into the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot.
Based on the novel of the same name by Jacques Chardonne, the film is set in the early 20th century. The story covers thirty years in the life of Jean, a Protestant minister who leaves his wife (Isabelle Huppert) for Pauline (Emmanuelle Béart), the niece of one of his parishioners. Abandoning his career in the church, he sets
to work as the director of photography on short films. He shot 60 films before returning to feature film work. The first feature-length film he photographed was "La Vie des morts", released in 1991 and directed by Arnaud Desplechin. He won a César Award for his cinematography on "Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train" (1998), and received nominations for his work on "Sentimental Destinies" (2000), "Clean" (2004), "Gabrielle" (2005), "