Duelle

Duelle
Duelle
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jacques Rivette
Written by	Eduardo de Gregorio; Marilù Parolini; Jacques Rivette;
Produced by	Stéphane Tchalgadjieff
Starring	Juliet Berto; Bulle Ogier;
Cinematography	William Lubtchansky
Edited by	Nicole Lubtchansky
Production; companies	Sunchild; Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld; INA;
Distributed by	Gaumont Distribution
Release dates	23 May 1976 (Cannes); 15 September 1976 (France);
Running time	121 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Duelle (Une quarantaine) is a 1976 French experimental fantasy drama film directed by Jacques Rivette. The main title is a neologistic feminine form for the noun "duel". The director-assigned^[1] English title is Twhylight, a combination of "twilight" and "why". The film stars Juliet Berto as the Queen of the Night who battles the Queen of the Sun (Bulle Ogier) over a magical diamond that will allow the winner to remain on earth, specifically modern-day Paris.

Cast

Juliet Berto as Leni
Bulle Ogier as Viva
Jean Babilée as Pierrot
Hermine Karagheuz [fr] as Lucie
Nicole Garcia as Jeanne / Elsa
Claire Nadeau as Sylvia Stern
Elisabeth Wiener [fr] as Viva's ally
Jean Wiener as the pianist
André Dauchy as the accordionist
Roger Fugen as the drummer

Notes

^ Screenplay and dialogue
^ Screenplay
^ Mise-en-scène

References

^ Rosenbaum, Jonathan (31 May 2022). "Rivette's Rupture (DUELLE and NORÔIT)". JonathanRosenbaum.net. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

External links

Duelle at IMDb
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[1] Screenplay and dialogue

[2] Screenplay

[3] Mise-en-scène

[4] Rosenbaum, Jonathan (31 May 2022). "Rivette's Rupture (DUELLE and NORÔIT)". JonathanRosenbaum.net. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

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