"The idea of my idea is that I don't have an idea." "I see. We'll talk again tomorrow." Dialog exchanges such as these can be baffling, pretentious, or just plain silly, but this film manages to be all three simultaneously. Ogier and Mellinger are off on a journey, searching for the
ghosts of the past that continually haunt the present dreamlike world they dwell in. They flit between London and Paris with a sort of casual incoherence, but the film has some fine moments, including good characterizations by Coltrane and Pinon and the cameo appearance by French philosopher
Derrida. A good flair for comedy and moments of visual delight are in evidence as well, but ulti...
Released:
1984
Rated:
R
Length:
100 mins