The story presents a series of characters in a small Yorkshire village played by two actors who offer us several versions of their lives depending on whether or not they lit a cigarette at a certain point in time.
Acting
Azéma and Arditi shape-shift through twelve distinct characters without costume changes.
Direction
Resnais turns Alan Ayckbourn's stage trick into pure cinematic sleight-of-hand.
Writing
The same dialogue repurposed across timelines reveals devastating new meanings.
Director
Alain Resnais
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