Frederique leaves her family’s small-town trout farm to embark on an journey taking her to Japan and into the arms of a man. Irritations concerning her actions and present state of feelings begin to fill her mind, forcing her to come to terms with innermost self.
Director: Joseph Losey.
Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Jeanne Moreau, Daniel Olbrychski, Jacques Spiesser, Isao Yamagata, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Roland Bertin, Lisette Malidor, Craig Stevens, Ruggero Raimondi, Alexis Smith, Lucas Belvaux, Pierre Forget, Ippo Fujikawa, Yûko Kada.
1982 Venice Film Festival – Nominated for the Golden Lion.
Thank you for these Losey rarities. Jon!
thanks Jon for the 103 minutes version of this rare Losey’s gem
This one is amazing. Thank you for helping me discover it, Jon! (More Isabelle Huppert, please!) 🙂
Barton, what other JL films are on here?
I’ve seen 8-10 Losey films and liked or loved every one. So far, my favorite has been The Boy With Green Hair, closely followed by The Big Night. Any fans of this auteur please weigh in on your favorite films of JL and why.