LA POINTE COURTE
| 1956 – 90′ – Romantic Comedy, Classic, Women Directors.
Written by: Agnès Varda.
Directed by: Agnès Varda.
Starring: Philippe Noiret, Silvia Monfort, Marcel Jouet, Albert Lubrano.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2008.
In French with English subtitles.
A HBO Max release. |
A young man (Philippe Noiret) who is a native of the seaside village of La Pointe Courte, France is having a hard time understanding why his bored, Paris-born wife (Sylvia Montfort) of four years is unhappy with their marriage. The couple visit La Pointe Courte as they try to resolve their problems. Meanwhile, the locals of the rural community grapple with the hardships and tragedies of their daily lives: A young child dies, a government official hassles fishermen and a marriage is arranged. The great Agnes 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 and a documentary-like look at the daily struggles of the locals, Varda’s discursive…