Neige

France, Belgium

1981

87 Min

Color

1.66:1

French

Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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DIR Juliet Berto, Jean-Henri Roger

PROD Ken Legargeant, Romaine Legargeant

SCR Juliet Berto, Jean-Henri Roger, Marc Villard

CAST Juliet Berto, Jean-François Stévenin, Robert Liensol, Patrick Chesnais, Jean-François Balmer, Paul Le Person, Frédérique Jamet, Dominique Maurin, Michel Lechat, Michel Berto, Eddie Constantine

MUSIC François Bréant, Bernard Lavilliers

Cannes (In Competition): Prix de la jeunesse, Toronto

Synopsis

An illustration of the more or less weird people in the nightlife of the revel region of a French town. In the center of the (almost non-existing) plot are barmaid Anita and a reverend. Anita cares for the Caribbean dealer Bobby like a mother, but he’s too cool to listen to her warnings. When he’s caught by the police, Anita has pity for her friends who are without “neige” (snow, probably cocaine) now, and tries to help them out. —IMDb

Director

Juliet Berto

French chanteuse of the late ‘50s, actress and director Juliet Berto was a leading lady who made a big splash in the ’60s by appearing in a string of films by Jean Luc Godard that began with Deux ou Trois Choses Que Je Sais d’Elle (Two or Three Things I Know About Her) in 1966. Other notable directors for whom she worked include Jacques Rivette and Alain Tanner. Berto also wrote the occasional screenplay. In 1981, she made her directorial debut with Neige (Snow). Berto died of cancer at the age of 42. —allmovie guide