As a rereading of his films, "Contretemps" (in the fight against time), Jean-Daniel Pollet brings together excerpts of his films and a report by Jean Baronnet. The author Philippe Sollers and philosopher Julia Kristeva voice their thoughts.
Direction
Pollet's final, fragmented self-portrait.
Editing
Collage of a life's work, recontextualized.
Director
Jean-Daniel Pollet
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pollet made this while paralyzed from a 1989 accident, literally editing his past from a wheelchair. The 'contretemps' is both title and condition.
Philippe Sollers' presence connects Pollet to the Tel Quel literary movement, explaining the film's dense theoretical texture despite its personal subject matter.
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