Both Sides of the Blade

Both Sides of the Blade
Theatrical release poster
FrenchAvec amour et acharnement
LiterallyWith Love and Fury
Directed byClaire Denis
Screenplay by
Based onUn tournant de la vie
by Christine Angot
Produced byOlivier Delbosc
Starring
CinematographyEric Gautier
Edited by
  • Sandie Bompar
  • Guy Lecorne
  • Emmanuelle Pencalet
Music byTindersticks
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 12 February 2022 (2022-02-12) (Berlinale)
  • 31 August 2022 (2022-08-31) (France)
Running time
116 minutes[1]
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$1.8 million[2]

Both Sides of the Blade (formerly known in English as Fire; French: Avec amour et acharnement, lit. 'With Love and Fury')[3] is a 2022 French romantic drama film directed by Claire Denis, who wrote the screenplay with Christine Angot. The film is based on Angot's 2018 novel Un tournant de la vie.[4] It stars Juliette Binoche, Vincent Lindon, and Grégoire Colin. It had its world premiere on 12 February 2022 at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Bear,[5] while Denis received the Silver Bear for Best Director.[6]

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  2. ^ "Both Sides of the Blade (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  3. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (18 January 2022). "Juliette Binoche on Acting and 'Feeling Worthless' After Being Asked Not to Take Producer Role". Variety. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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  5. ^ Grater, Tom (19 January 2022). "Berlin Film Festival Line-Up: Hong Sang-soo, Claire Denis & Ulrich Seidl In Competition; Sidebars Feature Peter Strickland, Andrew Dominik & Dario Argento". Deadline. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Catalan family drama 'Alcarràs' wins Berlin's Golden Bear". Associated Press. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.