Libera me
France
1993
75 Min
Color
1.60:1
None
Synopsis
In this film, you will see a woman’s handkerchief tied to a man’s wrist, a pig’s head well shaved, teenagers more inventive than their elders so as to fight oppression… But you will not hear any dialogue. The words don’t prepare, accompany or comment the action in the film. It is not a silent film, but only a way to keep for cinematography certain moments in life where we do not speak. The spectator will perhaps have more freedom in his interpretation and we hope, a distinctive pleasure.—Festival de Cannes
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Alain Cavalier
Alain Cavalier (also known as Alain Fraisse) was born 1931 in Vendome, France. He studied film at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC) in Paris and then started out assisting directors Edouard Molinaro and Louis Malle. In 1958 he directed his first solo film Un American, a featurette. The critical and commercial reception to the film was lukewarm. He directed the famous movie – Catherine Deneuve vehicle – La Chamade in 1968. He won eleven Awards in his career icluding the César Award for Best Film and César Award for Best Director for his film Thérèse in 1987. —docalliancefilms
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m. noone
6May13
"In this film about the century's cruel practices of oppression giving free rein to torture and efforts of resistance, not one word is uttered. Cavalier's parable lifts the drama to the level of universal phenomena. After so much horrific and cynical abuse, the scandal of humiliation and torment left the director bereft of language. He declined to trivialize the unspeakable." —Yvette Biro
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