L'immortelle
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Alain Robbe-grillet
Françoise Brion
Jacques Doniol-valcroze
Guido Celano
Catherine Carayon
Sezer Sezin
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Synopsis
On a walkway near the harbor in Istanbul, N, a young French professor, meets a mysterious Frenchwoman who refuses to divulge her real name and seems to be accompanied by a Turk (M) and two large dogs. L, as the woman becomes known, takes N on a tour of the mosques, cemeteries, and other sites and then suddenly vanishes. N frantically searches for her, making inquiries with people around town who probably know her but will not talk. Just as abruptly, however, she reappears; N sees her in the crowded city streets, followed by M and his dogs. Although L seems preoccupied, she insists that she is alone and suggests that they take a trip out of the city. As they drive through the countryside, one of M's dogs suddenly crosses the road, and L swerves to avoid hitting it. The car crashes, and L is killed. N is obsessed with her memory and again seeks to solve her mystery. His investigation proves fruitless, and he begins to doubt that she ever existed. One day he comes upon L's car, which seems to be undamaged, and buys it. Driving over the same road which he had taken with L, he swerves to avoid hitting M's other dog, crashes, and is killed.
Director
Alain Robbe-grillet
Cast
Françoise Brion
Jacques Doniol-valcroze
Guido Celano
Catherine Carayon
Sezer Sezin
Ulvi Uraz
Belkis Mutlu
Catherine Blisson
Crew
Maurice Barry
Emile Breysse
Georges Delerue
Michel Fano
Michel Fano
Robert Foucard
Samy Halfon
Tashin Kavalcioglu
Jacques Maumont
Konnell Melissos
Jean Philippe
Nina Ricci
Alain Robbe-grillet
Jean-josé Rochéa
Bob Wade
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Filmed on location in Istanbul. Opened in Paris in March 1963; in Rome in September 1963 as L'immortale. Catherine Carayon is also credited as Catherine Robbe-Grillet.
