Fourbi

Fourbi (1996)

Writer Paul attempts to interview Rosemonde, a young woman who killed an alleged rapist in self-defense six years prior, for a true crime television program. When Rosemonde refuses to divulge details of the events, Paul encourages his actress girlfriend to befriend her, but the three are repeatedly sidetracked from their initial commission.

Date of release
1996-02-16
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (17)
Runtime
1h 54m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Director
Alain Tanner

Casting

Interesting facts

Fourbi is a 1996 French-Swiss drama film written and directed by Alain Tanner and starring Karin Viard. It follows a woman whose past is used for a television project. A writer and an actress then become involved in her life. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival and later shown at festivals including Locarno, Montreal, and Hamburg.

Background

Fourbi revisits motifs and characters from Tanner’s 1971 film La Salamandre.

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