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| + | '''Film gauge''' is a physical property of [[film stock]] which defines its width. Traditionally the major film gauges in usage are [[8 mm film|8 mm]], [[16 mm film|16 mm]], [[35 mm film|35 mm]], and [[70 mm film|65/70 mm]] (in this case 65 mm for the negative and 70 mm for the release print). There have been other historic gauges in the past, especially in the silent era, most notably [[9.5 mm film]], as well as a panoply of others ranging from 3 mm to 75 mm. | ||
| - | '''''L'amour fou''''' is a [[1969]] [[Film|movie]] directed by [[Jacques Rivette]]. | + | ==See also== |
| + | *[[Film format]], with which film gauge is sometimes confused. While film gauge comprises part of a film format's definition, a film format also includes the standards for image capture and projection. | ||
| - | ''L'amour fou'' follows the dissolution of the marriage between Claire, an actress (played by [[Bulle Ogier]]), and Sebastien, her director ([[Jean-Pierre Kalfon]]). It is black and white with two different [[film gauge]]s ([[35 mm]] and [[16 mm]]) employed at different times throughout the film. The film focuses on a long cycle of self-destruction in Claire and Sebastien's relationship. | + | ==External link |
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| - | The central event in the films narrative is a three week period of preparation by a theater group for a production of [[Jean Racine|Racine's]] version of ''[[Andromaque]]''. A crew films the preparations of the theater company in handheld 16 mm, while the rest of the film is shot in 35 mm. This framework allows Rivette to focus on the act of direction, in the formation of an artwork and the dissolution of a relationship. | + | |
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| - | The film is pivotal in Rivette's career as a precursor to his vast 12+ hour opus ''[[Out 1]]'' which followed two years later. | + | |
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| - | ==Cast== | + | |
| - | * [[Bulle Ogier]] - Claire | + | |
| - | * [[Jean-Pierre Kalfon]] - Sébastien-Pyrrhus | + | |
| - | * [[André S. Labarthe]] - Le réalisateur | + | |
| - | * [[Josée Destoop]] - Marta-Hermione | + | |
| - | * [[Dennis Berry (actor)|Dennis Berry]] - Dennis-Pylade | + | |
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Film gauge is a physical property of film stock which defines its width. Traditionally the major film gauges in usage are 8 mm, 16 mm, 35 mm, and 65/70 mm (in this case 65 mm for the negative and 70 mm for the release print). There have been other historic gauges in the past, especially in the silent era, most notably 9.5 mm film, as well as a panoply of others ranging from 3 mm to 75 mm.
See also
- Film format, with which film gauge is sometimes confused. While film gauge comprises part of a film format's definition, a film format also includes the standards for image capture and projection.
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