Synopsis
An underseen early
French New Wave landmark,
Jacques Rivette’s superb feature debut pulsates with the turmoil of an emerging cinematic revolution. Filmed over a two-year period, Rivette’s debut follows a young literature student who befriends a group of meandering twentysomethings, with tensions soon arising. Featuring cameos by fellow Cahiers du Cinéma critics
Claude Chabrol and
Jean-Luc Godard, it captures a real sense of the city during the rudderless Cold War era.
