The read
It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
Composed entirely of literary quotations from many different sources and from several historical periods, the loose narrative concerns a drifter found by a rich woman who soon falls in love with him. A drowning accident takes place and the drifter dies, but some time later he reappears in the woman’s life looking for a job. Or could it be the man’s twin brother?
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
37 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean-Luc GodardDirector
- Jean-Luc GodardWriter
Cast
- Alain DelonRoger Lennox / Richard Lennox
- Domiziana GiordanoElena Torlato-Favrini
- Jacques DacqminePDG
- Christophe OdentRaoul Dorfman, the Lawyer
- Roland AmstutzJules, the Gardener
- Cécile ReigherServant
- Laurence CôteCécile, the Governess
- Joseph LisbonaDoctor
- Véronique MüllerRaoul's Friend 1
- Joe SheridanRobert, aka Bob, the Aircraft Manager
- Belkacem TatemMaître d'Hôtel
- Violaine BarretYvonne, the Gardener's Wife