After a bout of intense jealousy, Félicité finds herself alone. For one night, as her family dissipates, she relives her torments.
Acting
Pascal directs herself into total psychological dissolution.
Direction
One night, one space—claustrophobia as emotional architecture.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes French politeness.
Director
Christine Pascal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during the peak of French feminist auteur cinema, Pascal's dual role as director/star was nearly unheard of—she fought producers who wanted a 'prettier' lead.
The single-location structure deliberately mirrors Félicité's trapped psyche; Pascal cited Cassavetes' 'A Woman Under the Influence' but wanted something 'more French, more polite, therefore more violent.'
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