1966 French film
| Elsa la rose | |
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| Directed by | Agnès Varda |
| Written by | Agnès Varda |
| Starring | Louis Aragon Elsa Triolet Michel Piccoli |
| Cinematography | Willy Kurant William Lubtchansky |
| Music by | Simonovitch Ferrat Moussorgsky Gershwin Handy |
| Production company | Pathé film |
| Distributed by | Ciné-Tamaris |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 16 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Elsa la rose is a 1965 short documentary film by Agnès Varda about Elsa Triolet and Louis Aragon's relationship.
Summary
The documentary films the two writers, telling their story and their memories, from Elsa Triolet's youth to when she met with Louis Aragon, whilst a voice (Michel Piccoli) reads Aragon's poems about Elsa.
Cast
- Elsa Triolet as herself
- Louis Aragon as himself
- Michel Piccoli as the voice-over
Development
The film was shot in Elsa and Louis' home in Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines and in the Bar du dôme at Montparnasse during June 1965.
Release
The film is shot during the year 1965, but was only first seen on television on 23 Octobre 1966 during a show called “Dim Dam Dom” on ORTF second channel.
References
- "Elsa la rose (1965)". unifrance.org (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- Varda, Agnès (17 June 1970). "Mort d'Elsa Triolet". Les Lettres Françaises.
- Danks, Adrian (2014-06-24). "Elsa la rose". Senses of Cinema. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ^ Card of the movie on the official website of Ciné Tamaris
External links
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