The Gang Of Four

Jacques Rivette's THE GANG OF FOUR is an intriguing, if somewhat overextended, melodrama that delves into Pirandellian questions of real versus theatrical life, and considers the nature of deception and fate. Constance (Bulle Ogier), a celebrated drama teacher, works only with women. Her students include Claude (Laurence Cote), Anna (Fejria Deliba), Joyce (Bernadette Giraud), and Lucia (Ines de Medeiros-D'Almeida), who live in a small house together. A mysterious man, Thomas (Benoit Regent), informs Anna that their ex-roommate, Cecile (Nathalie Richard), has been embroiled by her new lover in a shady and dangerous affair. Thomas begins to infiltrate the actresses' ...