Elsa la rose
1966 French film
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Elsa la rose is a 1965 short documentary film by Agnès Varda about Elsa Triolet and Louis Aragon's relationship.[1]
| Elsa la rose | |
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| Directed by | Agnès Varda |
| Written by | Agnès Varda |
| Starring | Louis Aragon Elsa Triolet Michel Piccoli |
| Cinematography | Willy Kurant William Lubtchansky |
| Music by | Simonovitch Ferrat Moussorgsky Gershwin Handy |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Ciné-Tamaris |
Release date |
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Running time | 16 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Summary
The documentary films the two writers, telling their story and their memories, from Elsa Triolet's youth to when she met with Louis Aragon,[2] whilst a voice (Michel Piccoli) reads Aragon's poems about Elsa.[3]
Cast
- Elsa Triolet as herself
- Louis Aragon as himself
- Michel Piccoli as the voice-over
Development
The film was shot in Elsa and Louis' home in Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines and in the Bar du dôme at Montparnasse during June 1965.[4]
Release
The film is shot during the year 1965, but was only first seen on television on 23 Octobre 1966 during a show called “Dim Dam Dom” on ORTF second channel.[4]
