A novelist and his pregnant wife go on holidays after he is horribly scarred during an automobile accident. He uses the time to complete his new novel and the local residents become models for his characters.
Credits: Producers, Mag Bodard, Philippe Dussart ; director, Agnes Varda ; writer, Agnes Varda ; photography, Willy Kurant, William Lubtchansky ; music, Pierre Barbaud.
Cast: Michel Piccoli, Catherine Deneuve, Eva Dahlbeck, Britta Patterson, Jacques Charrier, Lucien Bodard, Ursula Kubler, Nino Castelnuovo.
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ACMI Identifier
X000069
Languages
English
French
Subject category
Foreign language films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)