The Paris of Rivette's 1981 film is one of concrete. The city is home to lions, gangsters, and doves. An apt playground for the genre blending game Marie and Baptiste stumble into.
Marie and Baptiste, played by real life mother-daughter duo Bulle and Pascale Ogier, are brought together, perhaps by fate, at the center of a city-spanning game. Unanswerable questions of France's past and future inform the journey through a crumbling labyrinth.
Le Pont Du Nord captures one of the French New Wave giants’ mindframe in a post '68 France. In the game, what are the roles to play, and how have they changed?
Week 3: August 15, 16, 17
Dir. Jacques Rivette (1981); France; French; 127 min
Programmed by Isaac Odai
Friday, August 15 at 6:00 PM & 8:30 PM
Saturday, August 16 at 6:00 PM & 8:30 PM
Sunday, August 17 at 3:00 PM