The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A young woman joins a theatrical troupe where she slowly believes that the director is involved with a secret group and that he is in grave danger.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
81 audience votes
Key crew
- Jacques RivetteDirector
- Jacques RivetteWriter
- Jean GruaultWriter
- Philippe ArthuysOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Betty SchneiderAnne Goupil
- Giani EspositoGerard Lenz
- Françoise PrévostTerry Yordan
- Daniel CrohemPhilip Kaufman
- François MaistrePierre Goupil
- Brigitte JuslinBirgitta
- Noëlle LeirisCast
- Monique Le PorrierJuan's Sister
- Malka RibowskaTania Fedin
- Louison RoblinIda
- Anne ZamireAniouta Barsky
- Paul BiscigliaPaul
Stills
Themes
paris, franceparanoiafemme fataleexpatriatetheater troupebohemiansimmigrant lifemultiple suicidecold war era