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LA DÉRIVE

By Paula DELSOL

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Fiction - Completed 1964

LA DERIVE is the great movie forgotten from the French New Wave. Delsol, who wrote, directed, and financed the film herself, was a frequent and respected contributor of LES CAHIERS DU CINÉMA. Immediately denied an export certificate for its frankness about female sexuality and reproduction, Delsol's film is a strikingly feminist text, one which embraces its lead character's unmoored nature, and her decision to move through her life using men as touchstones.

    • Year of production
    • 1964
    • Genres
    • Fiction
    • Countries
    • FRANCE
    • Languages
    • FRENCH
    • Duration
    • 83 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Paula DELSOL
    • Writer(s)
    • Paula DELSOL
    • Synopsis
    • n the 1960s, Jacquie, a rebellious young woman, turns her back on her family to accompany an itinerant guitar player, Pierre, across France. The love affair is short-lived and when Pierre walks out of her life, Jacquie returns to her home, but refuses to follow the example of her sister, who has become trapped in a life of domesticity. Whilst looking for a job worthy of her talents, she pursues a series of amorous adventures with men from all walks of life…