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Duelle (Une Quarantaine)

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1976 · 121 min Drama Fantasy Mystery
6.9 / 10 · TMDB

Two enigmatic women separately arrive in Paris, both with a hidden but shared motive. As they navigate the city and their search progresses, various characters become entangled in a conflict, which increasingly comes to take a fantastical turn. These characters too, driven by their own desires, strive for their own goals in the struggle. From a Paris, drenched in an otherworldly ambiance, a tale of desire and power emerges through mystery and secrets.

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Original Title Duelle (une quarantaine)
Year 1976
Country France
Genre Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Director Jacques Rivette
Runtime 121 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.9/10 (58 votes)

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Director Jacques Rivette constructs a narrative maze where each scene reveals a new layer of character or a hidden rule of the game. He relies on the ambiance of the nocturnal city, making it a living participant, and explores desire through elusive glances and cryptic exchanges rather than exposition.

What lingers after the final frame is the haunting beauty of a myth played out on wet pavement, a sense of having witnessed a secret ceremony. The film rewards those willing to surrender to its dreamlike, mysterious rhythm. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Jacques Rivette

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