Méditerranée (1963)

Directed by

Jean-Daniel Pollet

Genre

documentary film

Country

France

Runtime

44 min

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A short experimental film that strings together images from around the Mediterranean Sea. It shows a Greek temple, a Sicilian garden, a fisherman, a bullfighter, and a girl on an operating table, with no traditional story.

meditativefragmentarylyricalmoodyobservationaldreamlikeslow-paced

What happens

Méditerranée (French pronunciation: [meditɛʁane] ) is a 1963 French experimental film directed by Jean-Daniel Pollet with assistance from Volker Schlöndorff. It was written by Philippe Sollers and produced by Barbet Schroeder, with music by Antoine Duhamel. The 45 minute film is cited as one of Pollet's most influential films, which according to Jonathan Rosenbaum directly influenced Jean-Luc Godard's Contempt, released later the same year. Footage for the film was shot around the Mediterranean, including at a Greek temple, a Sicilian garden, the sea, and also features a fisherman, a bullfighter, and a girl on an operating table. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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