Sombre
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| Sombre | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Philippe Grandrieux |
| Written by | Sophie Fillières Philippe Grandrieux Pierre Hodgson |
| Starring | Marc Barbé Elina Löwensohn |
Release date | 1998 |
Running time | 112 min. |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Sombre is a 1998
Locarno International Film Festival
.
Plot
The film deals with Jean (Marc Barbé), a serial killer who follows the Tour de France cycling race in his car and murders women (mostly prostitutes) along his way. Then he meets Claire (Elina Löwensohn), a psychologically troubled and confused woman who falls in love with him.
References
Sources
- Beugnet, Martine. (2005) ‘Evil and the senses: Philippe Grandrieux’s Sombre and La Vie nouvelle’, Studies in French Cinema, 5(3), pp. 175–184. https://doi.org/10.1386/sfci.5.3.175/1.
- Chamarette, Jenny. (2013) Phenomenology and the future of film: rethinking subjectivity beyond French cinema. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. [See chapter 5: Threatened Corporealities: Thinking with the Films of Philippe Grandrieux]
- Hainge, Greg. (2017) Philippe Grandrieux: sonic cinema. New York ; London: Bloomsbury Academic (Ex:centrics).
- Rondeau, Corinne. (2001) ‘Sombre, la surface et la chair. A propos d’un film de Philippe Grandrieux’, in Murielle Gagnebin (ed.) Cinéma et inconscient. Seyssel: Champ Vallon, pp. 74–87.
External links
- Sombre at IMDb
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