Rupture

Name: Rupture
Genre: Short, Comedy, Drama
Duration: 11 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Anne-Marie Royer, Anny Nelsen, Pierre Étaix

1961
11m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

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Short Comedy Drama

When picking up his mail, a man is excited to see a letter from his sweetheart. His excitement turns to sorrow when he gets home to his flat and sees that it is a Dear John letter. But that ... Read allWhen picking up his mail, a man is excited to see a letter from his sweetheart. His excitement turns to sorrow when he gets home to his flat and sees that it is a Dear John letter. But that sorrow turns to anger as he figures that he will send her a Dear Jane letter in return. Ho... Read allWhen picking up his mail, a man is excited to see a letter from his sweetheart. His excitement turns to sorrow when he gets home to his flat and sees that it is a Dear John letter. But that sorrow turns to anger as he figures that he will send her a Dear Jane letter in return. However, writing that letter isn't as easy as he hopes as he encounters one problem after an... Read all

Directors
- Jean-Claude Carrière
- Pierre Étaix
Writers
- Pierre Étaix
- Jean-Claude Carrière
Stars

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Trivia
The film won two prizes in West Germany's film festivals in 1961: The International Film Critics Prize issued by FIPRESCI Jury, at the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival; and the First Prize at the International Short Film Festival, Oberhausen.

Connections
Followed by Jo-Jo (1965)

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7/10

Clever.

This is the first film directed and starring Pierre Étaix. It's a very simple film--one that is practically a silent one as well--apart from a few very tiny bits of dialog, sound effects and incidental music. It begins with a man gathering his mail and going up to his apartment. He's excited because he's received a letter from his sweetheart. However, instead of filling him with joy, the letter turns out to be a 'Dear John' letter--informing him the relationship is finished. In response, he plans on sending her a nicely worded letter as well as her ripped up photo--yet, oddly, stupid little things keep happening that prevent him to completing this task. It's all very reminiscent in style to a Chaplin film--just made decades later. Not brilliant but quite enjoyable. Even if you don't like it, it's only 11 minutes of your life if you see it.

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