17 minutes / B&W
French / English subtitles
Release: 2023
Copyright: 1961
Included on 2-disc box set Early Short Films of the French New Wave.
During a desultory night on the town—playing pool, buying the paper, eating fries—two men talk about their experiences with women. One of them (Hubert Deschamps) disparages his ex-wife, “the queen of whores,” who he admits to beating with his fists. The other (Claude Berri) is enamored of the prostitute he was with earlier in the evening, and thinks he might marry her. Without realizing it, both men are talking about Janine, a woman whose essential humanity they fail to see because of their own projections.
“Pialat’s touch with characters and drama is assured even at this early phase of his career.” —ZekeFilm
Written by Éric Rohmer and directed by Jean-Luc Godard, two friends unknowingly meet and make plans with the same Patrick.
Jean-Luc Godard | 1958 | 20 minutes | French | English subtitles
Maurice Pialat's poetic but critical essay about the Parisian suburbs.
Maurice Pialat | 1961 | 19 minutes | French | English subtitles
The City of Lights as seen in short films by six New Wave master directors.
Claude Chabrol, Jean Douchet, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Daniel Pollet, Eric Rohmer and Jean Rouch | 2020 | 96 minutes | Color | French | English subtitles
