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Number Zero (1971)
Directed by Jean Eustache
Documentary · 1h 51m
A family portrait in which the director profiles his grandmother, Odette Robert. Eustache includes in the film the conditions of its production — he is seated at the table with her, pours her some whiskey, speaks with the camera operator, manipulates the clapboard at the head and tail of the reels, and even takes a phone call. Robert, who was seventy-one, speaks rapidly and tells the story of her life, starting from her early childhood in villages in the Bordeaux region of France. A shorter version of the film ("Odette Robert") was edited in 1980 to be broadcast on television on TF1. The complete film only gained exposure in 2002, when it was salvaged by Boris Eustache, Thierry Lounas, João Bénard da Costa, Jean-Marie Straub, and Pedro Costa.
Cast
Jean Eustache
Boris Eustache
Crew
- Director
- Jean Eustache
- Director of Photography
- Adolfo Arrieta, Philippe Théaudière
Details
- Original title
- Numéro zéro
- Release date
- 1971-01-01
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- France
- Production
- Capricci Films