Leos Carax's 17-minute middle finger to cinema itself — and it's gorgeous.
A very Parisian night. Paul plays at strangling Colette because she doesn't inspire him a single, damn camera shot. Early in the morning, he takes flight because the future is for those who get up early. Was it too late? It's too early to say.
Direction
Carax at 19, already a fully formed enfant terrible.
Cinematography
Every frame screams 'I have something to prove' — and does.
Acting
Frey's petulance is so specific it becomes universal.
Director
Leos Carax
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Carax made this at 19 while attending IDHEC; Éric Frey would become his regular stand-in and alter ego in later films.
The title parodies 'Summertime Blues' and the entire Nouvelle Vague tradition of toxic artist-muse relationships — except Carax knows he's part of the problem.
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