A stripped-down account of a young man's existential reckoning. "As dust hides a mirror, lust hides the self," reads one of the film's Vedanta-sourced intertitles. And indeed, while the Pierre Clementi protagonist's inner life remains obscure, the Saint-Germain-des-Pres neighborhood that offers his temptations appears in harrowing detail.
Directed by Peter Emanuel Goldman
Trailer
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Letterboxd
3.8 / 5
Cast
Pierre Clémenti
Pierre
Juliet Berto
Girl Playing Pinball 1
Judith Malina
Crazy Woman Preaching
Crew
Peter Emanuel Goldman
Director
Peter Emanuel Goldman
Writer
Joële Van Effenterre
Editor
Pierre-William Glenn
Camera Operator
Hugh A. Robertson
Music
Peter Emanuel Goldman
Camera Operator
Stephen Ujlaki
Production Director
Popular Reviews
11 reviews
polina
9.0★ · 02/06/25
‘i show you two paths> the path that leads back to birth > the path of no return’my new favorite hidden gem. It is an existential, melancholic, and psychosexual work that has dark reflections on death and symbolism, making it probably the most French thing in the world. ‘The fire within’ meets ‘The mother and the whore’, and ‘Je, tu, il, elle‘ sometimes. and the small role played by Juliet Berto has already captured my heart.
the visual images conveyed the main character's anxiety and lack of understanding of himself and his own desires, which was very appealing to me. this film accurately portrays the feelings of a person with depression. the constant need to alter something, despite the psychological impossibility of doing so. being trapped in your own emptiness and dissatisfied with yourself. the aspiration to rise above, advance spiritually, and quit self-destruction, but without making an effort due to the lack of moral strength. a somber narrative about perpetual moral stagnation that results in a lack of trust in one's own potential and the worth of one's existence.
‘i show you two paths> the path that leads back to birth > the path of no return’my new favorite hidden gem. It is an existential, melancholic, and psychosexual work that has dark reflections on death and symbolism, making it probably the most French thing in the world. ‘The fire within’ meets ‘The mother and the whore’, and ‘Je, tu, il, elle‘ sometimes. and the small role played by Juliet Berto has already captured my heart.
the visual images conveyed the main character's anxiety and lack of understanding of himself and his own desires, which was very appealing to me. this film accurately portrays the feelings of a person with depression. the constant need to alter something, despite the psychological impossibility of doing so. being trapped in your own emptiness and dissatisfied with yourself. the aspiration to rise above, advance spiritually, and quit self-destruction, but without making an effort due to the lack of moral strength. a somber narrative about perpetual moral stagnation that results in a lack of trust in one's own potential and the worth of one's existence.
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Yusuf
8.0★ · 02/18/26
bu adam aynı ben
bu adam aynı ben
transcendentalbooks
im not so sure if im gonna become ascetic if i hv that chick all over me
im not so sure if im gonna become ascetic if i hv that chick all over me
Lo-fi adapter
6.0★ · 06/19/25
Мне нравился, было прикольно, пока Пьер не съехал под крышу и не начался possession. И финал слишком фарсированно-счастливый.
Мне нравился, было прикольно, пока Пьер не съехал под крышу и не начался possession. И финал слишком фарсированно-счастливый.
