''Le Révélateur'' is a 1968

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narrative film by

Philippe Garrel Philippe Garrel (; born 6 April 1948) is a French director, cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor, and producer, associated with the French New Wave movement. His films have won him awards at Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival. ...

Synopsis

The film follows a 4-year-old boy (Stanislas Robiolles) and his parents (Laurent Terzieff and Bernadette Lafont). Cinematographer Michel Fournier, a then-frequent collaborator of Garrel, considers this their best work together.

Cast

* Stanislas Robiolles as The Child *

Laurent Terzieff Laurent Terzieff (27 June 1935, in Toulouse – 2 July 2010, in Paris) was a French actor. Biography Terzieff was the son of French ceramist Bernadette Lafont Bernadette Lafont (28 October 1938 – 25 July 2013) was a French actress who appeared in more than 120 feature films. She has been considered "the face of French New Wave". In 1999 she told ''The New York Times'' her work was "the motor of my ex ...

as The Mother

Production

''Le Révélateur'' was photographed in

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. The film is intentionally silent, and it is rumored that it is intended to be projected at 18 frames per second, the traditional speed for silent films. Michel Fournier worked as the cinematographer on the film.

References

External links

* 1968 films French black-and-white films Films directed by Philippe Garrel French silent feature films 1960s French films {{1960s-France-film-stub