Prétextes

Raphaël Bassan

Experimental film | France | 16 mm | 1.37 | b&w | mono | 1971 | 13' 00"
40 €

Original language: no dialogues Screening Copy: digital

Pretexts was shot in one day on July 7, 1971, by journalist and filmmaker Michel Maingois (1947-1985), who also played the actor. During the lunch break, he conducted an interview with me, which was published in the magazine "Zoom" six months later = http://www.cjcinema.org/divers/documents/Archives/Bassan 1972.pdf Prétextes began as a series of tests for a feature film, The Game (Le Jeu), which never materialized. I discovered a unifying theme with my editor, Richard Tchélébidès, and the film was organized in the following manner: a boy and a girl have lunch in an apartment. They are thought to be lovers, but they are actors who will go through some tests in preparation for a film whose subject is unknown. At the end, everyone leaves and the spotlights are turned off. At the end, you see me as a filmmaker. In 2001, editing flaws were removed at L'Abominable, and Pip Chodorov and I created a soundtrack and the end credits. Jonathan Levine composed a new soundtrack for the Re:Voir Video DVD release in 2016.

Credits

Director: Raphaël Bassan

Cast

Players: Michel Maingois, Michèle Samama

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