Foreplays is a column that explores under-known short films by renowned directors. Philippe Garrel's Rue Fontaine (1984) is free to watch below.As is often the case with the films by Philippe Garrel, Rue Fontaine—made as an episode for an omnibus feature, Paris vu par... vingt ans après (1984)—can be approached from an autobiographical angle. The real-life event at the heart of this film is the death of Jean Seberg in 1979. Garrel had met Seberg some years before, and made one of his most haunting films, Les hautes solitudes (1974), with her. There's a brief but moving account by Garrel himself, "I Made a Film with Jean Seberg," where he talks about the encounter with the actress and the events that followed. It’s surprising to see how closely Rue Fontaine sticks to this account, how many striking details (including some that might seem minor) have found their way into the resulting film.
- 6/16/2019
- MUBI
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