The Short Headland ( La Pointe-Courte ) ( The Short Head land (La Pointe Courte) )

The Short Headland (DVD) (*)

$23.99

Original Title: La Pointe-Courte
Alternate Title: The Short Head land (La Pointe Courte)
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

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

Running Time:
86 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film
Trailer(s)
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1955 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Agnès Varda

Written By:
Agnès Varda

Actors:
Silvia Monfort ..... Elle
Philippe Noiret ..... Lui

Synopsis:

Anticipating the style and attitude of the New Wave, Agnès Varda's directorial debut remains as fresh and original as the day it was made. Set in a declining Mediterranean fishing village, the film portrays both the complex relationship between a married couple, exceptionally played by Silvia Monfort & Philippe Noiret, and the economic difficulties facing the wider community. Remarkably assured and insightful, the film bears the realist approach, social comment and filmmaking flair that would become Varda's hallmarks...

The great Agnès Varda's film career began with this graceful, penetrating study of a marriage on the rocks, set against the backdrop of a small Mediterranean fishing village. Both a stylized depiction of the complicated relationship between a married couple (played by Silvia Monfort and Philippe Noiret) and a documentary-like look at the daily struggles of the locals, Varda's discursive, gorgeously filmed debut was radical enough to later be considered one of the progenitors of the coming French new wave.

There are two parts to this film: sequences of life in the fishing village of La Pointe Courte (a government inspector's visit, the death of a child) alternate with others following a couple - He is from La Pointe Courte, she is Parisian - coming to terms with their changing relationship.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 21 October, 2011.

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