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Odette Robert (1971)
Directed by Jean Eustache
Documentary · 54m
Eustache’s grandmother Odette Robert was a key figure in his life, serving as a substitute mother during much of his childhood (My Little Loves was dedicated to her). In 1971, he recorded an interview with her that went largely unseen until 2003—Eustache never screened the complete film publicly, although a radically truncated version was presented on television. In a string of long, stationary takes, the camera watches over Eustache’s shoulder while he pours countless glasses of whiskey and Odette tells the stories of her life. A number of her themes resonate with those of Eustache’s films: cruelty, male philandering, the Rosière festival of Pessac. Number Zero is a return to origins—of cinema and of the self—and an experiment in narration, both restrained and deeply personal.
Cast
Jean Eustache
Crew
- Director
- Jean Eustache
- Writer
- Jean Eustache
- Editor
- Jean Eustache
- Producer
- Jean Eustache
Details
- Release date
- 1971-01-01
- Runtime
- 54m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- France