Elsa la rose is a 1965 short documentary film by Agnès Varda about Elsa Triolet and Louis Aragon's relationship.[1]
| Elsa la rose | |
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| Directed by | Agnès Varda |
| Written by | Agnès Varda |
| Starring | Louis Aragon Elsa Triolet Michel Piccoli |
| Cinematography | Willy Kurant William Lubtchansky |
| Music by | Simonovitch Ferrat Moussorgsky Gershwin Handy |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Ciné-Tamaris |
Release date |
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Running time | 16 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Summary
editThe documentary films the two writers, telling their story and their memories, from Elsa Triolet's youth to when she met with Louis Aragon,[2] whilst a voice (Michel Piccoli) reads Aragon's poems about Elsa.[3]
Cast
edit- Elsa Triolet as herself
- Louis Aragon as himself
- Michel Piccoli as the voice-over
Development
editThe film was shot in Elsa and Louis' home in Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines and in the Bar du dôme at Montparnasse during June 1965.[4]
Release
editThe film is shot during the year 1965, but was only first seen on television on 23 Octobre 1966 during a show called “Dim Dam Dom” on ORTF second channel.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Elsa la rose (1965)". unifrance.org (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ^ Varda, Agnès (17 June 1970). "Mort d'Elsa Triolet". Les Lettres Françaises.
- ^ Danks, Adrian (2014-06-24). "Elsa la rose". Senses of Cinema. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ^ a b Card of the movie on the official website of Ciné Tamaris
