Jeune femme à sa fenêtre lisant une lettre
Jean-Claude Rousseau, 1983, FR, Digibeta, 45'
“Il est préférable de ne pas savoir.
Le peu qu’on découvre doit rester caché.”
(Jean-Claude Rousseau)
Jean-Claude Rousseau is one of the most unconventional lone fighters in French cinema. His predominantly short films deal with no less than cinema per se: space, time and movement. He is a filmmaker who believes in the natural power of images. “Without adopting the usual systematic spirit and form of cinéma structurel, Rousseau presents us with simple images and leaves it at that. He keeps the image in hand. A minimalist and ascetic expression of cinema: a shot that lasts.” (Prosper Hillairet)
