Mississippi Mermaid
(La Sirène du Mississippi)
Introduction by Antoine de Baecque
Screening on Film
Screening on Film
Directed by François Truffaut.
With Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Nelly Borgeaud.
France, 1969, 35mm, color, 123 min.
French with English subtitles.
With Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Nelly Borgeaud.
France, 1969, 35mm, color, 123 min.
French with English subtitles.
An homage to Hitchcock and Renoir, this overlooked gem stars Belmondo as a plantation owner living off the coast of Madagascar. He awaits the arrival of his mail-order bride who comes in the exquisite form of Deneuve. But, despite her allure, he suspects that she may not be the woman he expected. To pay respects to Truffaut twenty years after his passing, Antoine de Baecque, former editor of Cahiers du cinéma and author of a wonderful biography of the filmmaker, will introduce this special event.