WED SEP 11, 2024 7:00 PM FIFI MARTINGALE $8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission) Los Feliz 3 | West Coast Premiere of New Restoration! ‘Jacques Rozier: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’ Add to Cart
ABOUT THE FILM: In French with English subtitles. Rozier’s final film is a joyful compendium of his major themes and strategies as well as one of the funniest depictions of the theater ever committed to celluloid. When a director (Mike Marshall) decides – out of pure superstition – to overhaul his play after a successful six month run he unwittingly instigates changes that appear to doom the production. Enter, by pure coincidence, Gaston (Jean Lefebvre), friend of star Fifi (Lili Vonderfeld) and owner of a near-perfect memory that allows him to quickly assume one of the play’s major roles. Everything seems to fall into place until Gaston gambles his advance to raise money for his own struggling theatrical company, loses his recall abilities, and becomes the target of revenge by the man he replaced on stage (Yves Afonso). Filled to the brim with punning wordplay, theatrical allusions, and the delicious chaos of backstage maneuvering, FIFI MARTINGALE is perhaps Rozier’s finest comedic take on the wild digressions and nick-of-time improvisations that comprise both art and life. FORMAT: DCP DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films COUNTRY: France