Comments on b l o g . WAYS OF SEEING: Jacques Rivette's "La Bande des quatre" (1988)

Indeed, Jef! In fact, I was looking precisely for ...

2010-10-17T22:20:21.905+03:00

Indeed, Jef! In fact, I was looking precisely for this quote. When the film came out, I watched it thirteen times in a row, and it never left me since - contrary to Rivette's later work.

i agree. although it does not directly refer to an...

2010-03-11T03:02:38.157+02:00

i agree. although it does not directly refer to any of the main characters, the scene has a weight that seem to expand the meanings in the film...

thanks also for noting the 'vestière', i really like the ingenious play on words in that scene, just as i love the play on 'la seine' at the very beginning, perfectly setting the tone for the rest...

did she throw the key to 'la seine' (the river), or to 'la scène' (the stage)? and what does the key symbolize? other than itself?

"La démolition. C'est avec ça que vous av...

2010-03-05T01:14:58.431+02:00

"La démolition. C'est avec ça que vous avez à faire. Tout le temps. La démolition et le doute... C'est avec ça que vous devez construire, créer, inventer..."
Indeed I regard this scene as the crux of the whole film.
Leaving the old self behind 'a la vestière...'