Directed by:
Jacques RivetteScreenplay:
Christine LaurentCinematography:
Caroline ChampetierCast:
Bulle Ogier, Laurence Côte, Inês de Medeiros, Nathalie Richard, Irène Jacob, Albert Dupontel, Michel Vuillermoz, Fejria Deliba, Caroline Gasser (more)Plots(1)
Intimations of conspiracy hover over a group of actors in this underrated but decidedly major work from New Wave master and former Cahiers du Cinema editor- in-chief Jacques Rivette. Four young women share a house on the outskirts of Paris and study acting under a demanding teacher (Bulle Ogier). Outside class, each is questioned by a mysterious investigator on the trail of a former roommate who may be involved in a criminal enterprise. Rivette’s characteristic preoccupation with the intersections between daily life and performativity creep into every corner of this wholly engrossing mystery, which eventually expands beyond the confines of the film itself. Shot by DP Caroline Champetier in a glorious late-‘80s palette of deep reds, golden yellows, and dark teals, this playful revisiting of his debut Paris Belongs to Us launched the second phase of Rivette’s career. (Cohen Media Group)
(more)Cast
Bulle Ogier
France
Best movies:
Don’t Forget You’re Going to Die (1995)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
Navire Night (1979)
Laurence Côte
France
Best movies:
Up, Down, Fragile (1995)
Fire (1996)
Gang of Four (1989)
Inês de Medeiros
Austria
Best movies:
Gang of Four (1989)
Blood (1989)
Ossos (1997)
Nathalie Richard
France
Best movies:
Up, Down, Fragile (1995)
After Love (2020)
The Wild Boys (2017)
Irène Jacob
France
Best movies:
Three Colours: Red (1994)
The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
The Secret Garden (1993)
Albert Dupontel
France
Best movies:
Irreversible - The Straight Cut (2019)
A Very Long Engagement (2004)
Love Me No More (2008)
Michel Vuillermoz
France
Best movies:
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
Atonement (2007)
My Life as a Zucchini (2016)
Fejria Deliba
Best movies:
Gang of Four (1989)
It's Complicated (2009)
Born in 68 (2008)
Caroline Gasser
Best movies:
Gang of Four (1989)
Série noire (1984) (series)
Navarro (1989) (series)
Benoît Régent
France
Best movies:
Three Colours: Red (1994)
Three Colors: Blue (1993)
'Round Midnight (1986)
Agnès Sourdillion
Best movies:
Gang of Four (1989)
The Maiden and the Wolves (2008)
Nicolas Le Floch (2008) (series)