Va Savoir

aka: Who Knows
France 2001, 148 minutes
Dir. Jacques Rivette
In French with English subtitles
Rating: [PG]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Comedy

Topics: Showbiz.

Feat. Jeanne Balibar, Sergio Castellitto, Jacques Bonnaffe, Claude Berri

Aroview: Skilful romantic farce interweaves the lives of six characters connected to an Italian theatre troupe on tour in Paris (doing Pirandello’s ‘As You Desire Me’, which the film itself echoes), loosely centring around actress Camille (the Audrey-Hepburn-ish Jeanne Balibar) and her current boyfriend and former husband. Visually fluid, sketching the dir.’s fascination for kooky relationships with a cerebral edge.

NZ International Film Festival 2001