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La vieille fille (1972)
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Release Date:
14 August 1972 (Italy) moreGenre:
ComedyAwards:
4 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
A chronological jig-saw puzzle moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Annie Girardot | ... | Muriel Bouchon |
| Philippe Noiret | ... | Gabriel Marcassus |
 | Marthe Keller | ... | Vicka |
| Edith Scob | ... | Edith, Monod's wife |
| Catherine Samie | ... | Clotilde |
 | Maria Schneider | ... | Mome |
| Lorenza Guerrieri | ... | Punaisa |
| Albert Simono | ... | Daniel (as Simono) |
| Claudine Assera | ... | La servante |
| Jean-Pierre Darras | ... | Sacha |
| Michael Lonsdale | ... | Monod (as Michel Lonsdale) |
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85 minColor:
Color (Technicolor)Sound Mix:
MonoFilming Locations:
Cassis, Bouches-du-Rhône, FranceFAQ
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This is a story about "fitting in" where you (and everyone else for that matter) are the odd man.
"La Vieille Fille" is a chronological jig-saw puzzle. You get all the pieces in their proper order but as they are all laying "face down" you never know what the next piece will be until it's turned over and inserted into its' place. That's the way the story plays out.
Each scene is more like a series of still-photographs rather than a motion picture. Dialog is sparse. Actually, "dialog" is a bad choice of expression, as most scenes consist of a monologue. It must have been a very difficult film to direct. But as daunting a task in creating this film, as it must have been - it has succeeded! The short scenes and long, silent spaces give the male thinker time to identify himself. The mood is tangible.
Philippe Noiret has been around for a long time and he's always a welcomed contributor to any film. He does very well in "La Vieille Fille". If you choose to see this film your eye will be upon him the whole length of it and once you get settled into the story you'll begin to think it is you (yourself) prodding along, scene after scene - not Noiret – right to the final, parting shot.
WARNING: "Matrix" and "Die Hard" fans - look elsewhere. You'll find no exploding automobiles and ticking bombs here and you'll end up slitting your wrists or stringing yourself up before the film is half-way through.