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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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A withdrawn man in Istanbul falls hopelessly in love with a mysterious woman who refuses to reveal her identity.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 Set in Istanbul, it tells the story of a withdrawn man falling hopelessly in love with an attractive and sexy woman who will not reveal her identity.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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