Duelle (1976)

Original title

Duelle (une quarantaine)

Directed by

Jacques Rivette

Genre

drama film, fantasy film

Country

France

Runtime

2h 01m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 60 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two supernatural queens, one of the night and one of the sun, fight for a magical diamond in Paris. The winner gets to stay on earth. The story unfolds in a strange and puzzling way.

dreamlikeslow-burnmysteriouscerebralunsettlingwhimsicalnocturnalvisually lushenigmatic

What happens

Duelle (Une quarantaine) is a 1976 French experimental fantasy drama film directed by Jacques Rivette. The main title is a neologistic feminine form for the noun "duel". The director-assigned English title is Twhylight, a combination of "twilight" and "why". The film stars Juliet Berto as the Queen of the Night who battles the Queen of the Sun (Bulle Ogier) over a magical diamond that will allow the winner to remain on earth, specifically modern-day Paris. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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