A young man sits on the terrace of a Montparnasse cafe, watching the other patrons as they meet friends, enjoy a drink, flirt, or sit waiting. His own loneliness becomes increasingly apparent against this background of other people, with whom he cannot communicate. French language with some English.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322244
Language
French
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Foreign language films
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Alienation (Social psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alienation (Social psychology)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)