L'Immortelle (1963)

Directed by

Alain Robbe-Grillet

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Turkey, Italy

Runtime

1h 41m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 46 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A withdrawn man in Istanbul falls hopelessly in love with a mysterious woman who refuses to reveal her identity. Their affair blurs memory and fantasy in a non-linear story where neither the characters nor the viewer can tell what is real.

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What happens

L'Immortelle is a 1963 international co-produced drama film directed by Alain Robbe-Grillet, his first feature after the worldwide success of Last Year at Marienbad which he wrote. Entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival, it also won the Prix Louis Delluc. Set in Istanbul, it tells the story of a withdrawn man falling hopelessly in love with an attractive and sexy woman who will not reveal her identity. While the two speak French to each other, the other characters mostly speak unsubtitled Turkish. Using a non-linear structure, intercut with memories and fantasies, neither the characters nor the viewers can be sure of what is portrayed and must reach their own understanding. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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