La Concentration features an androgynous young man (Jean-Pierre Léaud) and woman (Zouzou), dressed only in their underwear, locked in a room with a bed.
Acting
Léaud and Zouzou weaponize stillness — every blink is loaded.
Cinematography
Garrel traps you in that room; you forget walls exist.
Direction
1968 Garrel at his most uncompromising and politically raw.
Director
Philippe Garrel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in May 1968 during the Paris riots — Garrel literally filmed revolution while ignoring it, making this a document of generational escape.
The title refers to Zen meditation practice; Garrel was exploring cinema as trance state, influenced by his recent work with the Living Theatre.
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