Jean-Claude Dourot’s handsome young carpenter has everything going for him: an adoring wife he loves, two cute kids, good pals, a great life. Why wouldn’t an affair with fetching clerk Marie-France Boyer make things even better? Agnès Varda packages her savage satire of male privilege in one of the most gorgeous films the Nouvelle Vague produced, an artful arrangement of wildflowers, primary colors, and perfect compositions to camouflage the horror.
1965 Agnes Varda 1.66:1 Color DCP 80 min.
