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FRANCE · 1959
Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe
Synopsis
New Europe presidential candidate Etienne Alexis is a scientist promoting artificial insemination for social betterment and therapy to eliminate passion. To celebrate his engagement to a cousin, he hosts an aseptic picnic, where Mother Nature asserts herself. A shepherd's flute conjures a windstorm throwing Alexis together with the luscious Nénette, a farm lass who, although unimpressed with men, wants to have a baby.
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France · European Art Cinema
Rémi Fournier Lanzoni, French Cinema: from its Beginnings to the Present , New York & London, Continuum
Rémi Fournier Lanzoni, French Cinema: from its Beginnings to the Present , New York & London, Continuum
John Gibbs, Mise-en-scène: Film Style and Interpretation , London and New York, Wallflower Press
John Gibbs, Mise-en-scène: Film Style and Interpretation , London and New York, Wallflower Press
James Leahy, “All in the Script? So Why Make the Movie?”, Vertigo , Vol.2, No.2
James Leahy, “All in the Script? So Why Make the Movie?”, Vertigo , Vol.2, No.2
