The intersecting stories of three people who face difficult choices in life-changing situations are used to illustrate the theories espoused by Henri Laborit about human behavior and the relationship between the self and society.
Alain Resnais is a director who seems to be well-known by film buffs, but is not terribly well known by the general public. Perhaps because some of his films are strange, or perhaps because Americans don't watch very many foreign films. For my money, "Last Year at Marienbad" is one of the all-time best films ever made.
While this may not be "Last Year", it again stands out. Taking an abstract concept and trying to flesh it out as a narrative? That is something rarely seen, and seems appropriately French. And to include the man himself within the structure trying to present his idea? Even more interesting.
Alain Resnais is a director who seems to be well-known by film buffs, but is not terribly well known by the general public. Perhaps because some of his films are strange, or perhaps because Americans don't watch very many foreign films. For my money, "Last Year at Marienbad" is one of the all-time best films ever made.
While this may not be "Last Year", it again stands out. Taking an abstract concept and trying to flesh it out as a narrative? That is something rarely seen, and seems appropriately French. And to include the man himself within the structure trying to present his idea? Even more interesting.