Les idoles
France
1968
105 Min
Color
1.66:1
French
The initial success of three pop singers—reformed Brechtian delinquent Charly the Knife (Pierre Clémenti), fausse naïve Gigi la Folle (Bulle Ogier), and part-time psychic Simon le Magicien (Jean-Pierre Kalfon)—gives way to betrayal, conflict, and disillusionment in a flamboyant backstage drama of complicity and revolt. —Film Comment
I missed the US premiere of this a few years ago and will probably never forgive myself.
First ever English translation of a remarkable interview with Jean Eustache for the La Revue du Cinéma, May 1971.