Question 1

How much did Agnès Varda spend on her debut film?

Accepted Answer

Director Agnès Varda made the film debut for roughly $14,000, all of which went towards renting equipment and buying and processing film stock; none of the actors or crew members were paid.

Question 2

Which film is considered the starting point of the French New Wave?

Accepted Answer

This film is considered by many critics as the starting point of the French New Wave film movement.

Question 3

What inspired the dual-story structure of La Pointe Courte?

Accepted Answer

The director said she was inspired to create a film based on two different stories alternating with each other, from reading an American novel with a similar structure, Wild Palms by William Faulkner.

Question 4

Which actor made his first credited acting role in this film?

Accepted Answer

Philippe Noiret made his first credited acting role in this film.

Question 5

What is the setting and central conflict of La Pointe Courte?

Accepted Answer

A penetrating study of a marriage on the rocks, set against the backdrop of a small Mediterranean fishing village in Sète, South of France.

Loved this film?

Share with others

Loved this film?

Share with others

La Pointe Courte

Customers also watched