Sombre is a 1998 French film directed by Philippe Grandrieux, starring Marc Barbé and Elina Löwensohn.[1] The film was nominated for the Golden Leopard and won the C.I.C.A.E. Award - Special Mention at the Locarno International Film Festival.

Sombre
Directed byPhilippe Grandrieux
Written bySophie Fillières
Philippe Grandrieux
Pierre Hodgson
StarringMarc Barbé
Elina Löwensohn
Release date
  • 1998 (1998)
Running time
112 min.
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Plot

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The film deals with Jean (Marc Barbé), a serial killer who follows the Tour de France cycling race in his car and murders women (mostly prostitutes) along his way. Then he meets Claire (Elina Löwensohn), a psychologically troubled and confused woman who falls in love with him.

References

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  1. ^ Elley, Derek (24 August 1998). "Sombre". Variety. Retrieved 2020-01-30.

Sources

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  • Beugnet, Martine. (2005) ‘Evil and the senses: Philippe Grandrieux’s Sombre and La Vie nouvelle’, Studies in French Cinema, 5(3), pp. 175–184. https://doi.org/10.1386/sfci.5.3.175/1.
  • Chamarette, Jenny. (2013) Phenomenology and the future of film: rethinking subjectivity beyond French cinema. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. [See chapter 5: Threatened Corporealities: Thinking with the Films of Philippe Grandrieux]
  • Hainge, Greg. (2017) Philippe Grandrieux: sonic cinema. New York ; London: Bloomsbury Academic (Ex:centrics).
  • Rondeau, Corinne. (2001) ‘Sombre, la surface et la chair. A propos d’un film de Philippe Grandrieux’, in Murielle Gagnebin (ed.) Cinéma et inconscient. Seyssel: Champ Vallon, pp. 74–87.
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