UW Cinematheque: Four by Claude Sautet
Les Choses de la Vie | France | 1970 | DCP | 89 min. | French with English subtitles Director: Claude Sautet
Event Details
Date
Friday, October 7, 2016
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Michel Piccoli, Romy Schneider, Lea Massari
In the moments following a terrible car accident, the life of Pierre (Piccoli) flashes before his eyes. He particularly focuses on the events that led to his leaving his wife (Massari) for a younger woman (Schneider). The basis for the 1994 Richard Gere vehicle, Intersection, Sautet’s thoughtful drama “quietly and deftly...sketches in the portrait of a man gradually becoming aware that he is coming to a crossroads in his life” (Time Out London).
In the moments following a terrible car accident, the life of Pierre (Piccoli) flashes before his eyes. He particularly focuses on the events that led to his leaving his wife (Massari) for a younger woman (Schneider). The basis for the 1994 Richard Gere vehicle, Intersection, Sautet’s thoughtful drama “quietly and deftly...sketches in the portrait of a man gradually becoming aware that he is coming to a crossroads in his life” (Time Out London).
Cost
Free
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