Les hautes solitudes
Director: Philippe Garrel
Country: France
1974 | 80 min. | Without dialogue
Cast_ Jean Seberg, Tina Aumont, Nico, Laurent Terzieff Screenplay_ Philippe Garrel Camera_ Philippe Garrel Producer_ Philippe Garrel Rights_ Philippe Garrel
A cinematic experience inspired by Andy Warhol's legendary Screen Tests, whose hypnotic effect is irresistible.
French cinema in the 1970s was characterised by a great willingness to experiment, and in this regard Philippe Garrel's Les hautes solitudes is exemplary. Conceived as a silent film and shot in black and white, it is an experimental portrait, mainly comprising close-ups, of the actress Jean Seberg and of frequent Garrel collaborators (including Nico). A minimalist work that invites us to dream and whose basic idea, according to Garrel, was to create a new film from outtakes of a film that never existed. Or, as described by the New York Times: "One of the pleasures of Les hautes solitudes is that it encourages you to take up filmmaking, as you write that nonexistent movie in your head.”