Bitter Reunion
Dir: Claude Chabrol
France, 1958, 99 minmins, DCP
Cast: Gérard Blain, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michèle Méritz
Chabrol’s first completed film, not only of himself but of the French New Wave, is at once mature and accomplished, directed with a sure hand. Two old friends from Sardent reunite. The tubercular François has become a doctor but his friend, Serge, was trapped by marriage and slipped into alcoholism after the stillbirth of his child. Nonetheless, François fights to save his friend, dragging him through the snow to attend the successful birth of his next child. An interesting companion piece to the rural urban dyad of The Cousins.
Locarno International Film Festival : Best Director
Screening:
In-theatre Screening
Buy Ticket 2019-09-07 (Sat)
21:30Door Tickets Available at the Venue on Screening Date 2019-10-26 (Sat)
17:15
Hong Kong Arts Centre Louis Koo Cinema (Venue)
Festival Grand Cinema
Chinese Subtitles
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