Private Screening (1973)

  • NR
  • 10/08/1973 (FR)
  • Crime, Drama
  • 1h 35m

Overview

Complications abound in this French film, which tells the story of a filmmaker who is attempting to put his real life into a movie; his interactions with the people in the movie he is filming create reverberations in his "real" life, although the past remains unchanged. Among the complications is his growing regard for the woman who plays his cinematic wife. She may wind up replacing his actual wife in real life. One of the highlights of this film is the insight it gives into the actual mechanics of filmmaking.

François Leterrier

Director, Writer

Bernard Revon

Writer

Madeleine Chapsal

Writer

Cast

Françoise Fabian's headshot

Françoise Fabian

Marthe / Eva
Jean-Luc Bideau's headshot

Jean-Luc Bideau

Denis Mallet
Jane Birkin's headshot

Jane Birkin

Kate / Hélène
Bulle Ogier's headshot

Bulle Ogier

Camille
Jacques Weber's headshot

Jacques Weber

Philippe / Le comédien
Barbara Laage's headshot

Barbara Laage

Madeleine
Jean-François Gobbi's headshot

Jean-François Gobbi

Samy
Sabine Glaser's headshot

Sabine Glaser

Sonia

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