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The Salamander

Play trailer The Salamander 1971,  2h 5m,  Drama/ Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Freelance journalist Pierre (Jean-Luc Bideau) and his friend Paul (Jacques Denis), a poet, join forces to pen a screenplay about Rosemonde (Bulle Ogier), who may or may not have shot her uncle many years earlier. Pierre pursues the facts while Paul begins to create a fictional Rosemonde — that is, until he meets her and oddly finds his creativity fading away. Meanwhile, both men become attracted to the young woman, but find it impossible to discover her true character.

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Penelope Gilliatt The New Yorker Jan 22, 2024
[It's] a black-and-white movie that one remembers in so many shades of gray that it might have been in color. It is made with a drollery, intellect, and gay clarity that are distinct and reviving. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times May 1, 2019
2.5/4
The movie finally doesn't quite win us over. It moves too slowly; it tries to do too much at its leisurely pace. We don't hate it, or want to walk out. We're just left a little too relaxed. Go to Full Review
Robert Sullivan Los Angeles Free Press Jan 3, 2020
A fascinating new film from Switzerland. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Alain Tanner

Director

Bulle Ogier

Rosemonde

Jean-Luc Bideau

Pierre

Jacques Denis

Paul

Veronique Alain

Suzanne

Marcel Vidal

Rosemonde's Uncle

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The Salamander

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Movie Info

Synopsis Freelance journalist Pierre (Jean-Luc Bideau) and his friend Paul (Jacques Denis), a poet, join forces to pen a screenplay about Rosemonde (Bulle Ogier), who may or may not have shot her uncle many years earlier. Pierre pursues the facts while Paul begins to create a fictional Rosemonde — that is, until he meets her and oddly finds his creativity fading away. Meanwhile, both men become attracted to the young woman, but find it impossible to discover her true character.
Director
Alain Tanner
Producer
Alain Tanner
Screenwriter
Alain Tanner, John Berger
Production Co
Filmograph S.A., Group 5, Forum Films
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Original Language
Canadian French
Runtime
2h 5m
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