
Poetical tale of Anne-Marie Stretter, the wife of a French diplomat in India in the 1930s. At 18 she had married a French colonial administrator and went with him on posting to Savannakhet, Laos. There she met her second husband who took her away and for 17 years they lived in various locations in Asia. Now in Calcutta, she takes lovers to relieve the boredom in her life. Told in a highly visual style with little dialogue but a constant voice-over narrative by the different c... (Full plot summary below)
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Poetical tale of Anne-Marie Stretter, the wife of a French diplomat in India in the 1930s. At 18 she had married a French colonial administrator and went with him on posting to Savannakhet, Laos. There she met her second husband who took her away and for 17 years they lived in various locations in Asia. Now in Calcutta, she takes lovers to relieve the boredom in her life. Told in a highly visual style with little dialogue but a constant voice-over narrative by the different characters.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzA static doomed lover movie that is meant to excite you stylistically as it bores you to death with its thin drama. |
| CinePassionFernando F. CroceGallic avant-gardists make great zombie movies |
| User ReviewSachiko Ha unique experience of what feature film can be |
| User ReviewFelacity DDelphine Seyrig est bouleversante dans ce film (comme toujours). |
| User ReviewPhilippe KDelphine Seyrig comme dans un rêve, M Lonsdale magistral et sur cette petite musique .... |
| User ReviewPrivate UUne experience cinematographique en dehors des terrains battus, une ouverture exaltante vers les possibilites poetiques du cinema. |
| User ReviewJeremi S"Chan-son, toi qui ne veux rien dire, toi qui me parle d'elle, et toi qui me dit tout..." |
| User ReviewBill KA voir et revoir pour saisir tout l'univers durasien |
| User ReviewGwendoline DDuras ou les voies (voix?) extrêmes du cinéma! Une innovation totale bercée par une douce langueur poétique où s'entrecroisent avec mélancolie et finesse mémoire et oubli... |
| User ReviewDavid SVisually captivating mood-piece that moves forward with snail-pace. This is a rare piece of visual poetry that is in itself a hallucinatory daydream. It is a film that will leave you with many questions. Try to let it just wash over you. Let the wonderful soundtrack put you in trance and flow with the words and music. Only then you are able connect with this film. |