A penetrating study of a marriage on the rocks, set against the backdrop of a small Mediterranean fishing village. Both a stylized depiction of the complicated relationship between a married couple and a documentary-like look at the daily struggles of the inhabitants of Sète in the South of France.
Direction
Varda's debut—she invented a movement before the men got credit.
Cinematography
Stark B&W that makes poverty look devastatingly beautiful.
Editing
Daring cuts between staged drama and real fishermen's lives.
Director
Agnès Varda
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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