La Rencontre


1h 16m 1997

Brief Synopsis

A man decides to film the first year of his relationship with a new woman. Within this idea of a video diary, filmmaker Alain Cavalier concentrates on objects, parts of bodies, hand and feet as they enter the frame. The camera rarely moves, and people rarely make an appearance. It is the voice-over

Film Details

Also Known As
Encounter, The, Rencontre
Genre
Drama
Experimental
Release Date
1997

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 16m

Synopsis

A man decides to film the first year of his relationship with a new woman. Within this idea of a video diary, filmmaker Alain Cavalier concentrates on objects, parts of bodies, hand and feet as they enter the frame. The camera rarely moves, and people rarely make an appearance. It is the voice-over dialogue, his voice and hers, that invests these images and objects with meaning. Fish is described as being very expensive, a shot of a wallet carries memories of a dead father. Slowly objects are given associations and we begin to fill in the personal history of the two lovers. Then the outer world starts to make an appearance -- Bastille Day celebrations, subway bombs. From the strictly personal we move to the socially specific. Sounds of nature -- rain, birds -- punctuate the soundtrack.

Film Details

Also Known As
Encounter, The, Rencontre
Genre
Drama
Experimental
Release Date
1997

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 16m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States December 11, 1997

Released in United States Winter December 11, 1997

Shown at Locarno International Film Festival August 2-12, 1996.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 24 - May 8, 1997.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 5-14, 1996.

35mm from video

color

dialogue French

subtitled English

Released in United States December 11, 1997 (Anthology Film Archives; New York City)

Released in United States Winter December 11, 1997