Va Savoir

Director: Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette

Overview

French director Jacques Rivette may never gain a wide American audience, but this DVD release of Va Savoir once again shows that he doesn't make movies like anyone else. This charming and low-key picture starts out as a naturalistic slice of life and slowly (some viewers would say too slowly) evolves into a realistic but romantic screwball comedy. This Columbia TriStar DVD doesn't really have any extras over language selections and trailers, but it does feature a beautiful widescreen anamorphic transfer and a crisp, hiss-free Dolby Surround Sound audio track. The movie comes with English subtitles, but is only available with a French language track.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/26/2002
UPC:	0043396079007
Original Release:	2001
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Sony Pictures
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:34:00

Special Features

Digitally mastered audio & anamorphic video; Widescreen presentation; Audio: original language French (Dolby Surround); Subtitles: English; Theatrical trailers; Interactive menus; Scene selections

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jeanne Balibar	Camille
Sergio Castellitto	Ugo
Marianne Basler	Sonia
Bruno Todeschini	Arthur
Catherine Rouvel	Madame Desprez
Claude Berri	Librarian
Attilio Cucari	Salter
Bettina Kee	Mop
Luciana Castellucci	Lena
Emanuele Vacca	Salesio
Arturo Armone Caruso	Bruno
Valeria Cavalli	Ines
Fausto Maria Sciarappa	Silvio
Paola Andrea	La folle
Christiana Visentin	Pamina,Pamina
Fosco Perinti	Administrator
Enrico Marassi	Young Man--As You Desire Me
Cesare Panzera Capitani	Young Man--As You Desire Me,Young man 2
Roberto Manieri	Young Man--As You Desire Me
Constantino Raimondi	Young Man--As You Desire Me
Hélène de Fougerolles	Dominique 'Do'
Jacques Bonnaffé	Pierre
Wouter Zoon	Doctor
Helene De Fougerolles	Actor

Technical Credits

Jacques Rivette

Pascal Bonitzer

Christine Laurent

Luigi Pirandello

Jacques Rivette	Director,Screenwriter
Pascal Bonitzer	Screenwriter
Christine Laurent	Screenwriter
Martine Marignac	Producer
Luigi Pirandello	Screenwriter
Maurice Tinchant	Producer,Executive Producer
Philippe Bouchez	Sound Effects
Pascal Chauvin	Sound Effects
Pascal Dedeye	Sound Effects
Florian Eidenbenz	Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Bernard Le Roux	Sound Effects
Martine Mariganc	Producer
Pierre Grise	Executive Producer

Scene Index

Side #1 --
0. Scene Selections
1. Start [1:52]
2. Camille [3:42]
3. "What's Wrong, Camille?" [5:01]
4. Opening Night [4:32]
5. Leaving Before the Bow [1:41]
6. No Explanation [7:13]
7. Il Destino Veneziano [1:43]
8. Pierre [7:49]
9. A Goldoni Isograph [6:48]
10. A Bit Disappointed [1:25]
11. "You Were Magnificent." [6:26]
12. Madame Desprez [8:02]
13. Library Research [3:22]
14. An Evening Together [8:01]
15. Camille's Critique [3:08]
16. Mutual Attraction [11:15]
17. False Alarm [3:46]
18. An Urgent Meeting [9:37]
19. "I Love You, Ugo." [8:39]
20. Robbed [5:43]
21. Prison Dream [11:12]
22. In Love & Miserable [3:33]
23. A Pact [3:32]
24. Duel Challenge [3:48]
25. Stealing Back the Ring [5:01]
26. Il Festino Veneziano [6:02]
27. Drink to the Death [3:26]
28. All's Well That Ends Well [7:43]

Menu

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      Me You Them

Editorial Reviews

Va Savoir has its own unhurried pace and unpredictable humor...There are more dramatic complications than connections, and a reversal in nearly every scene. Serene and witty, it's a cerebral farce in which doors are forever opening and closing, sometimes on another world.

Village Voice - J. Hoberman

It's undeniably a trifle, but rarely is something like this done with such skill and, well, savoir-faire.

New York Times - Elvis Mitchell

Va Savoir is the kind of movie you settle into. It's supple and sophisticated, and it's not about much.... But it is a demonstration of grace and wit, it is photographed as a lesson in how to carry yourself, and it has such good manners as it leads us into such absurd situations.

Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert