Reel Time: Vivement Dimanche (Confidentially Yours)
When his wife and her lover are found dead, real estate broker Julien Vercel (Jean-Louis Trintignant) becomes the prime suspect in the murders. To save himself from a long prison sentence, Julien turns to his trusty secretary, Barbara (Fanny Ardant), to investigate. Barbara, who has been secretly in love with her boss for some time, dedicates herself to her new responsibilities as a private detective and quickly manages to dig up some shocking information about Vercels wife.
Best Foreign Language Film – BAFTA nominee 1984, Best Director nominee – César Awards 1984
Cert: PG
Running time: 110 mins
REEL TIME at the COACH HOUSE
A weekend of films celebrating the multi award winning director, François Truffaut.
This weekend’s programme comprises three classic black and white films interleaved with three notable colour ones. We begin with Truffaut’s first full-length feature film, Les Quatre Cents Coups (B&W) and include his last, Vivement Dimanche , where he reverted to black and white in his tribute to Alfred Hitchcock. Truffaut was an expert on Hitchcock and a great admirer of his work. He died of a brain tumour at 52, hardly a year after completing Vivement Dimanche.
