A difficult film to discuss, partly because it is unique and so comparisons seem possible or pertinent. A UK/French co-production, it comes towards the end of the late 50s/early 60s British realist film movement and coincides with the flourishing French New Wave. Elements of both are evident here in a tale centred around a troubled fifteen year old girl living in isolation on the coat of Brittany with her elderly father and home help. The cinematography by Marcel Grignon is tremendous, ranging from beautiful sweeping shots of the coastline to constantly moving shots within the confines of the dilapidated house. Music by the prolific composer George Delerue seems to convey as much as the dialogue in what is an extremely emotional and involving film concerned exclusively with the relationships between the various characters. A very moral film that makes no moral judgement.
Review of Rapture
