Elsa la rose
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Directed by | Agnès Varda |
Written by | Agnès Varda |
Starring | Louis Aragon Elsa Triolet Michel Piccoli |
Cinematography | Willy Kurant William Lubtchansky |
Music by | Ferrat Moussorgsky Gerschwin Handy |
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Running time | 16 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Elsa la rose is a 1965 short documentary film by Agnès Varda about the love between Elsa Triolet and Louis Aragon.[1]
Summary[]
The documentary films the two writers, telling their story and their memories, from Elsa Triolet's youth to when she met with Louis Aragon,[2] whilst an voice (Michel Piccoli) reads Aragon's poems about Elsa.[3]
Cast[]
- Elsa Triolet as herself
- Louis Aragon as himself
- Michel Piccoli as the voice-over
Development[]
The film was shot in Elsa and Louis' home in Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines and in the Bar du dôme at Montparnasse during June 1965.[4]
Release[]
The film is shot during the year 1965, but was only first seen on television on 23 Octobre 1966 during a show called “Dim Dam Dom” on ORTF second channel.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Elsa la rose (1965)". unifrance.org (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ^ Varda, Agnès (17 June 1970). "Mort d'Elsa Triolet". Les Lettres Françaises.
- ^ Danks, Adrian (2014-06-24). "Elsa la rose". Senses of Cinema. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Card of the movie on the official website of Ciné Tamaris
External links[]
Categories:
- 1966 films
- French-language films
- 1966 short films
- French documentary films
- French films
- Documentary films about writers
- Films directed by Agnès Varda
- Films shot in France