La dentellière

The Lacemaker
Die Spitzenklöpplerin

France / Switzerland, 1976
FILM, Fiction, 110 min.

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directed by
Claude Goretta
Written by
Claude Goretta
Status
In distribution

That's a film about a subject close to Claude Goretta's heart: “I want to speak for people who are unable to speak for themselves; for those whose extreme sensitivity remains without expression due to their lack of culture; for people who are lonely and afraid because of their inability to communicate. The lacemaker, like the washer woman, expresses herself through the gestures of her trade, which are elegant and graceful enough to be a frequent subject for painters, draughtsmen and engravers. Life flows over her like water over an apple. And the encounter with the student for whom she has intuitively reserved herself will never take place: he will unintentionally destroy her.”

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World Premiere
1976
Original Version
French,  colour, 35mm, 110 min.
Production
Actionfilm, Citel Films, Janus Film AG
Producer
directed by
Claude Goretta
Written by
Claude Goretta
Cinemato­graphy
Jochen Girsch
Editing
Joële van Effenterre
Music
Pierre Jansen

Cast

Marie Duringer
Isabelle Huppert
Renate Schroeter
Florence Giorgetti
Yves Beneyton

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales
Jupiter Films

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(a selection)

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