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1984 | B/N | 104:00

Alex and Mireille were born in 1960 and live in Paris, but they don't know each other yet. Leos Cárax's famous debut feature, which, in addition to showing reminiscences of silent cinema, reflects the influence of filmmakers such as Cocteau, Dreyer, Godard or Bresson. French critics called Leos Cárax the only authentic filmmaker of the 80s.


Country: Francia
Direction: Carax; Leos
Script: Carax; Leos
Production: Moraz; Patricia, Dahan; Alain
Photography: Escoffier; Jean-Yves
Sound: Lévy; Jérôme, Jouan; Loïc, Genet; Patrick, Bertault; Paul, Groult; François, Umansky; Jean
Music: Pinault; Jacques
Participation year at FICM: 2021

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