SAT AUG 31, 2024 1:00 PM ADIEU PHILIPPINE $8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission) Los Feliz 3 | West Coast Premiere of New Restoration! ‘Jacques Rozier: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’ Checking Event Status... *This is an RSVP which means first come first served. This RSVP does not guarantee a seat. Not a Member? Join Today. Already a Member? Be sure you are logged in to your account. Your RSVP is being held for 1 minute, please select the quantity and fill out your contact info to complete the RSVP First Name Last Name Email Quantity Subscribe to our newsletter FINISH
ABOUT THE FILM: In French with English subtitles. In his bold yet playful feature debut, and in one of the great overlooked gems of the French New Wave, Jacques Rozier satirizes several major cultural currents of early-60s France: its political blindness, romantic escapism, and commercial corruption. Young Michel (Jean-Claude Aimini) works as a camera technician for a television studio, where he meets two would-be actresses, Liliane (Yveline Céry) and Juliette (Stefania Sabatini). Their demeaning work in advertising allows them to connect Michel with an unscrupulous director (Vittorio Caprioli) who subsequently stiffs him on a job. Fed up with their exploitative industry, Michel, Liliane, and Juliette head to Corsica for a holiday and to track down the director – all while a developing love triangle strains the girls’ friendship. With confidence and panache Rozier expertly employs documentary-style shooting, improvisational acting (among a mostly nonprofessional cast), and kinetic montage sequences to capture the disparity between blithe youth and the societal pressures – especially Michel’s imminent military service in Algeria – that threaten its innocence. FORMAT: DCP DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films COUNTRY: France