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Up, Down, Fragile

Play trailer Poster for Up, Down, Fragile 1996,  2h 49m,  Musical/ Comedy/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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100% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 83% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
A librarian (Laurence Côte), a gangster's ex-lover and a woman (Marianne Denicourt) who has recovered from a coma spend an eye-opening summer in Paris.

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Jake Cole Slant Magazine Apr 7, 2023
Jacques Rivette’s films possess a certain lilting quality that sits in a lineage with movie musicals, but it wasn’t until 1995’s Up, Down, Fragile that one of his works could be outright classified as such. Go to Full Review
Richard Brody The New Yorker Sep 26, 2022
The acting veers between mischievous awkwardness and theatrical precision, and Rivette’s sly direction alternates to match... Go to Full Review
Stephen Holden New York Times May 20, 2003
4/5
What Mr. Rivette has concocted might be described as a lighthearted existential romp in which life is a playful dialogue between reality and fantasy, between musical comedy and drama, and you never know when one will turn into the other. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Apr 22, 2023
4/4
It's a film of wandering lightness, like a twirl on a warm afternoon, and it ranks with the director's best. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 14, 2005
4/5
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Cast & Crew

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Jacques Rivette

Director

Wilfred Benaiche

Alfredo

Laurence Côte

Ida

Marianne Denicourt

Louise

Enzo Enzo

La chanteuse

Anna Karina

Sarah (avec)

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Up, Down, Fragile

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Movie Info

Synopsis A librarian (Laurence Côte), a gangster's ex-lover and a woman (Marianne Denicourt) who has recovered from a coma spend an eye-opening summer in Paris.
Director
Jacques Rivette
Producer
Martine Marignac
Screenwriter
Laurence Côte, Marianne Denicourt, Jacques Rivette, Pascal Bonitzer, Christine Laurent
Distributor
Cinema Parallel
Production Co
Pierre Grise Productions
Genre
Musical, Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 26, 1996, Original
Runtime
2h 49m
Sound Mix
Dolby
Aspect Ratio
1.66:1, 35mm
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