Lumiere (1976)
- 1976
- ·R
- ·95 min
Sarah, an actress nearing 40, has invited the woman who has been her best friend for 16 years and two younger women to her vacation retreat in Provence.
There are the simple pleasures of lounging in adjacent hammocks, the sun, the food, conversations about men.
This is prologue for what happened a year ago in Paris with a man Sarah has long taken for granted as a platonic friend.
She had just finished a film, also finishing her liaison with the director, and was about to get an award and start work on a new film and begin a romance with a German writer.
- Actors
- Caroline Cartier·Francine Racette·Jeanne Moreau·Lucia Bose
- Directed by
- Jeanne Moreau
- Genre
- Drama·Romance
- Language
- French
- Country
- France·Italy
- Director
- Jeanne Moreau
Chicago International Film Festival 1976
- Best Feature
Is there anyone more important in the history of cinema than the Lumière bros?If there is ,I want to know his name right now!
Like L'Adolescente, Lumiere is an attempt by the gifted French actress Jeanne Moreau to take her place behind the camera. It suffers at first from a similar feminine (almost claustrophobic) syrupiness, but has much to recommend it, from beautiful (and frequently symbolic) mise-en-scene to realistic girly-chat and excellent touches of humour.
This film introduces and elaborates upon the history of the Lumière Brothers and their films. This the filmmaker does in a way that the film becomes an exciting introduction, not only to the history of World Cinema, but also to the art and craft of cinema.
