Jacques Rivette

Up Down Fragile Jacques Rivette

During a sultry Paris summer, the lives of three young women-shy librarian Ida (Laurence Côte), questing for her birth parents; privileged Louise (Marianne Denicourt), looking for footing after a five-year coma; and ex-hooker Ninon (Nathalie Richard), trying to go honest as a courier-will intersect in surprising fashion. Jacques Rivette's sprightly callback to '50s Hollywood musicals also stars André Marcon, Bruno Todeschini, and Anna Karina. 169 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailer. In French with English subtitles.