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  • In Conversation: Anna Karina and Alistair Whyte (1973)
  • Short | 37 min | Documentary, Short
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In Conversation: Anna Karina and Alistair Whyte (1973)
Short | 37 min | Documentary, Short
Shot at and by the University of London Audio Visual Centre in 1973 shortly after Karina's now invisible debut feature, Vivre ensemble, was released, this riveting interview might have contained all the vivacity and vim of an Open ...See moreShot at and by the University of London Audio Visual Centre in 1973 shortly after Karina's now invisible debut feature, Vivre ensemble, was released, this riveting interview might have contained all the vivacity and vim of an Open University programme on molecular biology where not for the particular collisions between Whyte and Karina. Commenting on Karina's film in a long-overdue Top 100 list of films by female directors in the October issue of Sight and Sound, James Blackford describes Vivre ensemble as "a drama that tells the story of a hippy girl, Julia (Karina), and a rather uptight professor, Alain (Michel Lancelot)." During this interview a faint smile plays on the lips of the one serious-minded academic while the legendary actress seems always on the verge of a fit of giggles. Has Karina had a toke or is she bubbling over with amusement at the format and Whyte's O.U. style? I can't make it out, but, to be cruel, there's a fidgety, staccato hint of neurosis about Karina here. Whyte dares a comparison between Vivre ensemble and Karina's work with Godard, but the shutters come down when he attempts to probe her about her relationship with Godard. It's astonishing to realise how pronounced Karina's Danish accent is and how forthright she is in her dismissal of May 1968 as a storm in a teacup. Again, one doesn't have to be a psychoanalyst to discern her subconscious target when she talks of those who behaved dishonestly during that period. Fascinating fare. Written by cineoutsider, beyond the mainstream See less
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Updated Dec 31, 1973
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1973 (United Kingdom)

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