Every Revolution Is a Throw of the Dice

1977 0h 11m FR

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★6.4TMDB · 10

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Synopsis

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A tribute to Mallarmé that not only asserts the continuing relevance of his work but also confronts its literary ambiguities with political and cinematic ambiguities of its own. In outline, the film could not be more straightforward: it offers a recitation of one of Mallarmé’s most celebrated and complex poems (it was his last published work in his own lifetime, appearing in 1897, a year before his death) and proposes a cinematic equivalent for the author’s original experiment with typography and layout by assigning the words to nine different speakers, separating each speaker from the other as she or he speaks, and using slight pauses to correspond with white spaces on the original page.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Helmut Färber
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Michel Delahaye
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Georges Goldfayn
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Danièle Huillet
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Manfred Blank
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Marilù Parolini
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Aksar Khaled
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Andrea Spingler
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Danièle Huillet
Writers: Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 11-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Danièle Huillet, shot by William Lubtchansky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jean-Marie Straub shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Helmut Färber and Michel Delahaye and Georges Goldfayn carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0076834 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Danièle Huillet directs. William Lubtchansky behind the camera. Jean-Marie Straub cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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1Tight 11-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
249 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Danièle Huillet, shot by William Lubtchansky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Jean-Marie Straub shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Helmut Färber and Michel Delahaye and Georges Goldfayn carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0076834 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.