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In the City of Sylvia
Why this pick
Like Rivette’s elusive romantic duel, it turns looking, waiting, and wandering through a European city into a delicate investigation of desire and projection.
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MOVIE2007 2h 17m FRA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Julie Judd
Lisette
Jeanne Balibar
Antoinette de Langeais
Guillaume Depardieu
Armand de Montriveau
Bulle Ogier
Princess de Blamont-Chauvry
Michel Piccoli
Vidame de Pamiers
Remo Girone
Le confesseur au couvent
Barbet Schroeder
Duc de Grandlieu