Lucas has invented a new computer language but at the same time he has been informed about his strange terminal illness during which he has been gradually losing his memory. Shortly after that he meets Blanche who acts as a medium in a bizarre traveling show. Dying Lucas follows her to the sea resort where they spend together several days and nights.
Acting
Marceau's feral, unpredictable energy
Direction
Żuławski's signature hysterical lyricism
Cinematography
Seaside decay rendered in sickly beauty
Director
Andrzej Żuławski
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Żuławski allegedly forbade Marceau and Dutronc from speaking to each other off-set to maintain their characters' volatile unpredictability.
The title comes from a poem by 16th-century French poet Louise Labé, reframing romantic competition as a battle of existential suffering.
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