Moving behind the camera, Duras co-directed her first feature with Paul Seban, an adaptation of her 1965 play La Musica. Estranged couple (Robert Hossein and Delphine Seyrig) meet just after their divorce in the provincial town of Évreux, where they once lived. With the town almost a character in the film, the remarkable cinematography by Sacha Vierny, known for his work on Hiroshima mon amour and Last Year at Marienbad, expresses the intensity of emotions as memories and grievances, love and longing are recalled.

Notes by Marie-Pierre Richard.

Screening as part of the Marguerite Duras retrospective as part of this year’s IFI French Film Festival!