Duelle

{{Short description|1976 film by Jacques Rivette}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox film | name = Duelle | image = Duelle-film-poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Jacques Rivette | writer = {{Plainlist| * Eduardo de Gregorio{{efn|Screenplay and dialogue}} * Marilù Parolini{{efn|Screenplay}} * Jacques Rivette{{efn|''Mise-en-scène''}} }} | producer = Stéphane Tchalgadjieff | starring = {{Plainlist| * Juliet Berto * Bulle Ogier }} | cinematography = William Lubtchansky | editing = Nicole Lubtchansky | music = | studio = {{Plainlist| * Sunchild * Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld * INA }} | distributor = Gaumont Distribution | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1976|5|23|Cannes|1976|9|15|France}} | runtime = 121 minutes | country = France | language = French | budget = | gross = }} '''''Duelle (Une {{not a typo|quarantaine}})''''' is a 1976 French experimental fantasy drama film directed by Jacques Rivette. The main title is a neologistic feminine form for the noun "duel". The director-assigned<ref>{{cite web |last=Rosenbaum |first=Jonathan |author-link=Jonathan Rosenbaum |url=https://jonathanrosenbaum.net/2022/05/rivette-s-rupture/ |title=Rivette's Rupture (DUELLE and NORÔIT) |website=JonathanRosenbaum.net |date=31 May 2022 |access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> English title is ''Twhylight'', a combination of "twilight" and "why". The film stars Juliet Berto as the Queen of the Night who battles the Queen of the Sun (Bulle Ogier) over a magical diamond that will allow the winner to remain on earth, specifically modern-day Paris.

==Cast== * Juliet Berto as Leni * Bulle Ogier as Viva * Jean Babilée as Pierrot * Hermine Karagheuz as Lucie (hotel receptionist) * Nicole Garcia as Jeanne / Elsa * Claire Nadeau as Sylvia Stern * {{ill|Elisabeth Wiener|fr}} as Viva's ally * Jean Wiener as the pianist * André Dauchy as the accordionist * Roger Fugen as the drummer ==Production== The film was the second in a planned quartet but the first to be filmed. It was followed by ''Noroît''. <ref name=lff>{{cite work|title=20th London Film Festival programme|year=1976|page=|last=Rosenbaum|first=Jonathan}}</ref>

The stylistic model for the film was based on Val Lewton's ''The Seventh Victim''.<ref name=lff/>

The music, by pianist Jean Wiener, was improvised.<ref name=lff/>

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Category:1976 films Category:1976 drama films Category:1976 fantasy films Category:1970s avant-garde and experimental films Category:1970s fantasy drama films Category:1976 French films Category:1976 French-language films Category:1970s mystery drama films Category:Films directed by Jacques Rivette Category:Films set in Paris Category:French avant-garde and experimental films Category:French fantasy drama films Category:French mystery drama films