Destroy, She Said
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Marguerite Duras
Catherine Sellers
Nicole Hiss
Henri Garcin
Michel Lonsdale
Daniel Gélin
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In a secluded hotel circumscribed by a dense forest Max and Alissa Thor meet Stein and Elisabeth. Max, a professor of future history and an aspiring author, is immediately attracted to the brooding wife of industrialist Bernard Alione, Elisabeth, who is recovering from a miscarriage. Stein, a German Jew and potential writer, is infatuated by Alissa, Max's young wife and former student. During their sojourn the guests' identities gradually meld. While playing cards, for example, each guest anticipates the others' observations. Although her friends remain at the resort, the insecure Elisabeth leaves upon the arrival of her worldly husband.
Director
Marguerite Duras
Cast
Catherine Sellers
Nicole Hiss
Henri Garcin
Michel Lonsdale
Daniel Gélin
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Opened in Paris in December 1969 as Détruire, dit-elle; running time: 90 min.
Miscellaneous Notes
Shown at New York Film Festival September 25 & 28, 1969.
35mm
b&w
dialogue French
