La vieille fille (1972)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.3/10   

Director:

Jean-Pierre Blanc

Guionista:

Jean-Pierre Blanc (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

14 agosto 1972 (Italy)

Género:

Comedia

Premios:

4 wins & 1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A chronological jig-saw puzzle

Reparto

Annie Girardot	...	Muriel Bouchon
Philippe Noiret	...	Gabriel Marcassus
Marthe Keller	...	Vicka
Edith Scob	...	Edith, Monod's wife
Catherine Samie	...	Clotilde
Maria Schneider	...	Mome
Lorenza Guerrieri	...	Punaisa
Albert Simono	...	Daniel (as Simono)
Claudine Assera	...	La servante
Jean-Pierre Darras	...	Sacha
Michael Lonsdale	...	Monod (as Michel Lonsdale)

También conocida como:

La tardona (Italy)
The Old Maid (International: English title)
La solterona (Spain) [es]

Duración:

85 min

País:

France | Italy

Idioma:

Alemán | Francés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Finland:K-8 | Sweden:Btl

Locaciones de Filmación:

Cassis, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Compañía:

Lira Films

A chronological jig-saw puzzle

This is a story about "fitting in" where you (and everyone else for that matter) are the odd man.

"La Vieille Fille" is a chronological jig-saw puzzle. You get all the pieces in their proper order but as they are all laying "face down" you never know what the next piece will be until it's turned over and inserted into its' place. That's the way the story plays out.

Each scene is more like a series of still-photographs rather than a motion picture. Dialog is sparse. Actually, "dialog" is a bad choice of expression, as most scenes consist of a monologue. It must have been a very difficult film to direct. But as daunting a task in creating this film, as it must have been - it has succeeded! The short scenes and long, silent spaces give the male thinker time to identify himself. The mood is tangible.

Philippe Noiret has been around for a long time and he's always a welcomed contributor to any film. He does very well in "La Vieille Fille". If you choose to see this film your eye will be upon him the whole length of it and once you get settled into the story you'll begin to think it is you (yourself) prodding along, scene after scene - not Noiret – right to the final, parting shot.

WARNING: "Matrix" and "Die Hard" fans - look elsewhere. You'll find no exploding automobiles and ticking bombs here and you'll end up slitting your wrists or stringing yourself up before the film is half-way through.