Who Knows? ( Va Savoir )

Who Knows? (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Va Savoir
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
Ceasar Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
148 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2001 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Jacques Rivette
Christine Laurent

Written By:
Jacques Rivette
Pascal Bonitzer

Actors:
Jeanne Balibar ..... Cammille B.
Marianne Basler ..... Sonia
Hélène de Fougerolles ..... Dominique 'Do'
Catherine Rouvel ..... Madame Desprez
Sergio Castellitto ..... Ugo
Jacques Bonnaffé ..... Pierre
Bruno Todeschini ..... Arthur
Claude Berri ..... Librarian
Attilio Cucari ..... Salter
Bettina Kee ..... Mop
Luciana Castellucci ..... Lena
Emanuele Vacca ..... Salesio
Arturo Armone Caruso ..... Bruno
Valeria Cavalli ..... Ines
Fausto Maria Sciarappa ..... Silvio

Synopsis:

Jacque Rivette's delightfully bittersweet and highly entertaining comedy follows the romantic escapades of Camille (Jeanne Balibar), an actress who returns to Paris for the first time in three years to star ina play directed by her Italian lover, Ugo (Castellitto). But then she meets up with an old flame, Pierre (Bonnaffe), and sparks of attraction begin to fly between them once again. Meanwhile, Ugo flirts with a romantic dalliance of his own as he attempts to seek out a lost manuscript with the aid of bewitching young student Dominique (de Fougerolles). Rivette's deft interweaving of the characters' exploits is set against beautiful Parisian locations, which, together with sparkling performances, make for an engaging tale of enormous wit and charm.

Jacques Rivette's gracious - and graceful - character comedy is droll and lovable, a piece that has earned all of the wrinkles on its brow and around its mouth. What's surprising is that on close examination those crinkles turn out to be smile lines. "Savoir" is a luminous, humid roundelay, as three men and three women tumble in and out of one another's minds, hearts and arms. Everyone is looking for something other than what he or she has. That lusty self-interest is the motor of all great farces. The film's title has been translated as "Who Knows?," and it is a wistful, rueful shrug: an unforgettable gesture as sexy and controlled as Tony Bennett chugging his way through "I Wish I Were in Love Again."

Quick-witted, well-read cultured types revolve around each other in a delightful potpourri of theatre, romanticism and theft.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 19 May, 2016.