La Collectionneuse
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La Collectionneuse is a 1967 film by Éric Rohmer
. It is the fourth movie in the series of the Six Moral Tales. In 2001 the Guardian
critic Philip Norman
included it his list of 100 top movies of the 20th century. In his 2003 film De Fem benspaend, the Danish director Jorgen Leth describes La Collectionneuse as his favourite work by Rohmer and he hired one of its stars, Patrick Bauchau
, to appear in his film. The film won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize
at the 17th Berlin International Film Festival
.
Seymour Hertzberg who plays Sam, an American art collector, is actually Eugene Archer, a former New York Times film reviewer.
The film is lit by the late Néstor Almendros
, who also appears in the film. The director and writer Donald Cammell
also has an uncredited role in the film.
a young man meets a beautiful girl who spends her time "collecting" boys.
Éric Rohmer
Éric Rohmer was a French film director, film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter and teacher. A figure in the post-war New Wave cinema, he was a former editor of Cahiers du cinéma....
. It is the fourth movie in the series of the Six Moral Tales. In 2001 the Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
critic Philip Norman
Philip Norman
Philip E Norman FSA was a British artist, author and antiquary.- Biography :Born in 1842 in Bromley, he was the son of George Warde Norman and brother of Frederick Henry Norman, the merchant banker....
included it his list of 100 top movies of the 20th century. In his 2003 film De Fem benspaend, the Danish director Jorgen Leth describes La Collectionneuse as his favourite work by Rohmer and he hired one of its stars, Patrick Bauchau
Patrick Bauchau
Patrick Nicolas Jean Sixte Ghislain Bauchau is a Belgian actor.-Early life:Bauchau was born in Brussels, the son of Mary , a Russian-born school administrator and publisher, and Henry Bauchau, a school administrator, publisher, writer, and psychoanalyst who served as an officer in the Belgian...
, to appear in his film. The film won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize
Jury Grand Prix
The Jury Grand Prix is a Silver Bear award given by the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival to one of the feature films in competition...
at the 17th Berlin International Film Festival
17th Berlin International Film Festival
The 17th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 23 to July 4, 1967.-Jury:* Thorold Dickinson * Rüdiger von Hirschberg* Knud Leif Thomsen* Michel Aubriant* Sashadhar Mukerjee* Aleksandar Petrović* Willard Van Dyke...
.
Seymour Hertzberg who plays Sam, an American art collector, is actually Eugene Archer, a former New York Times film reviewer.
The film is lit by the late Néstor Almendros
Néstor Almendros
Néstor Almendros, ASC was an Oscar winning Spanish cinematographer. One of the highest appraised contemporary cinematographers, "Almendros was an artist of deep integrity, who believed the most beautiful light was natural light...he will always be remembered as a cinematographer of absolute...
, who also appears in the film. The director and writer Donald Cammell
Donald Cammell
Donald Seaton Cammell was a Scottish film director who enjoys a cult reputation thanks to his debut film Performance, which he co-directed with Nicolas Roeg.-Biography:...
also has an uncredited role in the film.
Plot
In Saint-TropezSaint-Tropez
Saint-Tropez is a town, 104 km to the east of Marseille, in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. It is also the principal town in the canton of Saint-Tropez....
a young man meets a beautiful girl who spends her time "collecting" boys.
Cast
- Patrick BauchauPatrick BauchauPatrick Nicolas Jean Sixte Ghislain Bauchau is a Belgian actor.-Early life:Bauchau was born in Brussels, the son of Mary , a Russian-born school administrator and publisher, and Henry Bauchau, a school administrator, publisher, writer, and psychoanalyst who served as an officer in the Belgian...
- Adrien - Haydée PolitoffHaydée PolitoffHaydée Politoff is a French actress born on in Paris.- Filmography :*1966 : La Collectionneuse de Éric Rohmer*1967 : Les Jeunes Loups de Marcel Carné*1967 : Ne jouez pas avec les Martiens de Henri Lanoë*1968 : Bora Bora de Ugo Liberatore...
- Haydee - Daniel Pommereulle - Daniel
- Alain JouffroyAlain JouffroyAlain Jouffroy, born on September 11, 1928 near Parc Montsouris, Paris, is a French writer, poet and artist.He was the first advocate of an Art Strike and formed the Union of Writers during the strikes of May 1968 in France with Jean-Pierre Faye...
- Writer - Mijanou Bardot - Carole (as Mijanou)
- Annik Morice - Amie de Carole
- Dennis BerryDennis Berry (director)Dennis Berry is an American film director, actor and screenwriter.-Selected filmography:* La Collectionneuse * Promise at Dawn * Borsalino * The Big Delirium * Highlander: The Raven...
- Charlie - Seymour Hertzberg
- Néstor AlmendrosNéstor AlmendrosNéstor Almendros, ASC was an Oscar winning Spanish cinematographer. One of the highest appraised contemporary cinematographers, "Almendros was an artist of deep integrity, who believed the most beautiful light was natural light...he will always be remembered as a cinematographer of absolute...
- Patrice De Bailliencourt - Homme dans l'auto
- László Benkö
- Anne Dubot