Cinema
Near Orouët
Du côté d'Orouët
Jacques Rozier · 1971
Synopsis
Joëlle, an office worker who is bored eleven months out of twelve, spends the month of August on the Vendée coast, near Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, with two Parisian friends, Kareen and Caroline. The three young women settle into a house by the sea and enjoy their holidays. Then Gilbert, Joëlle's office manager, arrives and invites himself among them; a young man, Patrick, also crosses their path, and romantic rivalries begin to take shape.
Context
The film was shot in 1969, and sources date it to 1971 or 1973, the year of its theatrical release in France. Bernard Menez plays Gilbert in it, alongside Danièle Croisy, Françoise Guégan and Caroline Cartier. There is almost no plot: the film follows the summer days of its characters. It was re-released in cinemas in France on 4 September 2024, and Film at Lincoln Center showed it in New York under the title Near Orouët.
Who it is for
Two and a half hours; a holiday film without a strong plot, followed at the rhythm of the summer days.
Prizes and reception
Radiance Films offers a 4K restoration of it, in a box set of five feature films devoted to Rozier.
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