Paris, April 13th 1970. Two theater groups each rehearse avant-garde adaptations of plays by Aeschylus. A young deaf-mute begs for change in cafés while playing the harmonica. A young woman seduces men in order to rob them. As a conspiracy develops, the protagonists’ stories start to intertwine…

With a full runtime of nearly 13 hours spanned over eight episodes, Jacques Rivette’s (RIP) Out 1 has been called the Holy Grail of French New Wave cinema. Almost never screened publicly in its full length, so take advantage of this recent digital restoration being shown by the HFA. See below for complete list of upcoming showtimes.

Out 1: Noli me tangere
1971
dir. Jacques Rivette
DCP, color, French with English subtitles

Out 1 – Episodes 1 & 2, 199 min: Feb. 6 @ 2:30 pm
Out 1 – Episodes 3 & 4, 215 min: Feb. 6 @ 7:00 pm
Out 1 – Episodes 5 & 6, 190 min: Feb. 7 @ 2:30 pm
Out 1 – Episodes 7 & 8, 171 min: Feb. 7 @ 7:00 pm

Post by Isaac Fuhrman