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THE MODEL COUPLE
Le couple témoin
Synopsis
In 1977 France, the Ministry of the Future chooses two “normal,” white, middle-class citizens for a national experiment. They will be monitored and displayed on television for six months in a model apartment outfitted with state-of-the-art products and nonstop surveillance.
Synopsis
In 1977 France, the Ministry of the Future chooses two “normal,” white, middle-class citizens for a national experiment. They will be monitored and displayed on television for six months in a model apartment outfitted with state-of-the-art products and nonstop surveillance.
Our take
As with his photo work and seen in his alignment with Chris Marker, William Klein’s films are strongly political. In this pre-Kardashians 1970s view of a French Big Brother, Klein uses Alain Resnais’ iconic actor André Dussollier and comedian Anémone to look at the ever-thinning privacy of mankind.