Anne Brochet, Bettina Kee, Emmanuelle Béart
Director Jacques Rivette's meditation on love and friendship begins with Julien (Jerzy Radziwilowicz), a craftsman who fixes clocks but can't quite repair his broken-down romantic life. Good thing his...( read more
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DVD Release Date: July 12, 2005
Stats: 31 reviews
Fantastic zombie film! Certainly one of the most emotionally affecting of Rivettes. It's dark and somber in mood like Duelle and Noroit though the story is almost straitforward compared to those two. There are echos of Vertigo as well as The Seventh Victim. I usually prefer Rivet...( read more)
Expressive qualities won't be needed in the afterlife,ouch...as to not reveal much,Rivette underlines the importance of being loyal and rampaging your beliefs.Julien is a despicable person and Marie is the angel in disguise,and these malicious creatures crave each other like anim...( read more)
The ever playful Rivette who play with realities of his characters and cinema itself as if a toy, directs this masterful essay on ressurection by way of Nouveau roman. These characters are trapped in an endless cycle of death and ressurection and daydream and fantasies. They are ...( read more)
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