Manon, Henri-Georges Clouzot (France, 1949)
- When
- Wed Jan 18, 2012
- Where
- Pacific Film Archive (PFA)
- Time
- 7:00 PM
- Cost
- $5.50 - $9.50
- Tags
- Movies
Description
Overlooked for decades though it won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, Manon is memorable for its scornful vision of postwar France as a moral quagmire. Manon (Cécile Aubrey), a prostitute about to be lynched for sleeping with the enemy, is rescued by Robert (Michel Auclair), a young Resistance fighter. The two flee to Paris where the lure of luxury drives Manon and her naïve lover into an illicit underworld. Clouzot leaves no quarter unsullied as he tracks the downward destiny of his lovers, one an instinctual coquette, the other an unswerving dreamer. Steeped in postwar pessimism, Manon warns that paradise is not to be found on this earth. Steve SeidWritten by Clouzot, Jean Ferry, based on the novel Manon Lescaut by L’Abbé Prevost. Photographed by Armand Thirard. With Cécile Aubry, Michel Auclair, Serge Reggiani. (90 mins, In French with English subtitles, B&W, 35mm, From UNC Moving Image Archives)
Theater Admission Prices
Single Feature
$5.50 BAM/PFA Members, UC Berkeley Students
$9.50 Adults (18-64)
$6.50 UC Berkeley faculty, staff, and retirees
Non-UC Berkeley students
Senior citizens (65 & over)
Disabled persons
Youth (17 & under
Additional Feature $4.00 All Patrons
More Info
- Link
- http://bampfa.berkeley.edu
- Call
- (510) 642-5249 (Box Office)
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