Delphine Seyrig
Description
"In the seacoast town of Boulogne, Hélène sells antique furniture, living with her step-son, Bernard, who's back from military duty in Algiers. An old lover of Hélènes comes to visit - Alphonse - with his niece Françoise; he too is back from Algiers, where he ran a café. Bernard speaks of his fiancée, Muriel, whom Hélène has not met. The narrative, like memory and intention, is jumpy, the past obscured by guilt, misperceptions, and...
Series
Criterion collection volume 1172
Description
India song: The wife of a French vice-consul in 1930s India begins having affairs in order to escape her boredom. Her husband pretends not to notice because he understands the cause of her behavior.
Baxter, Véra Baxter: Véra Baxter is talking to a woman in a bar, and in response to her new friend's queries, Véra recounts the story of her life, beginning with marrying her no-good husband who has been using her for some time as a kind of unpaid...
Series
Criterion collection volume 484
Description
Evokes a sense of impending doom, the daily domestic routine of a middle-aged widow. Her chores include making the beds, cooking dinner for her grown son, and turning the occasional trick. Her life is beginning to break down.