Duelle (une quarantaine)

Jacques Rivette's Duelle (une quarantaine) is, like many of his films, a beguiling mystery, a film whose unsettling charm and emotional impact are much clearer than the hazy outlines of its plot. It is perhaps Rivette's most satisfying ode to femininity in its various forms, a celebration of the female in her many guises and roles. There's the flirty, charming, manipulative Viva (Bulle Ogier);