The read
It runs long at 3h 3m.
Synopsis
1968 and 1969 in Paris: during and after the student and trade union revolt. François is 20, a poet, dodging military service. He takes to the barricades, but won't throw a Molotov cocktail at the police. He smokes opium and talks about revolution with his friend, Antoine, who has an inheritance and a flat where François can stay. François meets Lilie, a sculptor who works at a foundry to support herself. They fall in love. A year passes; François continues to write, talk, smoke, and be with Lilie. Opportunities come to Lilie: what will she and François do?
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Metacritic76/100
50 audience votes
Key crew
- Philippe GarrelDirector
- Jean-Claude VannierOriginal Music Composer
- Marc CholodenkoWriter
- Arlette LangmannWriter
- Philippe GarrelScreenplay
Cast
- Louis GarrelFrançois Dervieux
- Clotilde HesmeLilie
- Nicolas MauryGauthier
- Caroline DeruasCast
- Eric RulliatJean-Christophe
- Julien LucasAntoine
- Maurice GarrelLucien - le grand père de François
- Rebecca ConvenantCharlène
- Marc BarbéJean
- Clémentine PoidatzCast
- Xavier LegrandCast
- Léna BrébanCast
Stills
Themes
paris, franceopiumpoetdraft dodger1960sstudent revolt