Adieu Philippine

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Adieu Philippine
Adieuphilippine.jpg
Directed by Jacques Rozier
Written byJacques Rozier
Michèle O'Glor
Starring Jean-Claude Aimini
Stefania Sabatini
Yveline Céry
Release date
  • 8 January 1962 (1962-01-08)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Adieu Philippine is a 1962 French film directed by Jacques Rozier. [1] Although the film encountered difficulties in terms of production and distribution [2] and was a commercial failure at its release, it has been praised as one of the key films of the French New Wave. [3] It premiered at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. [4] [5] The film, Rozier's first feature, portrays French youths at the time of the Algerian War.

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Plot

Michel is a bored young man in Paris about to be sent to Algeria in the army. He works as a camera technician at a TV station. One day he meets two teenage girls, Juliette and Liliane, and begins dating them both separately. Michel purposely gets himself fired from his job and goes on vacation to Corsica to enjoy his last days before going into the army. The two girls follow him there and the three search for a commercial film director who owes Michel money. Eventually, Michel chooses Juliette which creates a rift between the two girls. They finally find the film director who manages to elude them again. After both girls become easily frustrated at the rugged environment and annoyed at each other, it becomes clear that they are both upset at Michel's impending departure. Finally, Michel receives word that he is to join his regiment in four days and must catch the first boat back to the mainland. Juliette and Liliane sadly watch Michel sail away on a boat headed for Algeria.

Note

There is no character named Philippine in the film. "The title refers to a wishing game that French children play." [6] [7]

Cast

Reception

François Truffaut praised the film and called it "the clearest success of the new cinema where spontaneity is all the more powerful when it is the result of long and careful work." [8] In July 2018, it was selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section at the 75th Venice International Film Festival. [9]

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