Le combat dans l’île

“Not to be missed! Cavalier’s subtly committed and beautifully crafted thriller stars three of the most accomplished actors of European cinema—at their absolute peak.”—Village Voice

Luchino Visconti called Romy Schneider “the best actress of her generation,” and she was never more luminous than in this rediscovered New Wave thriller. Here she grows suspicious of her rich husband (played by Jean-Louis Trintignant, star of such classics as The Conformist, My Night at Maud’s, and Z). First she notices his frequent absences, then she finds a bazooka (!) in his closet. Luckily, her pacifist friend (Henri Serre, Jim in Jules and Jim) is there to comfort her. A protégé of Louis Malle, Cavalier examines France’s political dilemmas of the early sixties with this strikingly photographed, noirish debut. (104 mins., 35mm)

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