Jacques Rivette brings us a film loosely centered around a production of a play by Pirandello (famous for writing plays about plays), so a film about a Pirandello play already gives this film some depth. The 6 characters in this movie, who are in search of themselves, reminds me of the play and characters in Pirandello's 6 Characters in Search of an Author. The simularities and difference between the charcter's past and present love interests is another fascinating area of this film. Pierre continues to love the artsy type, while Camille continues to love scholars. Us as the audience and the characters themselves keep thinking that they are growing and changing, yet the movie ends where it began on a stage. The characters like a play are doomed to the same fate of continual repetition. There is a lot more depth in this film I could speak on. I give this film a 8/10, since the first 30 min were slow, but the thoughts of the 220 min director's cut makes me drool.
8/10
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