# Duelle

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{{Short description|1976 film by Jacques Rivette}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Duelle
| image          = Duelle-film-poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [Jacques Rivette](/source/Jacques_Rivette)
| writer         = {{Plainlist|
* Eduardo de Gregorio{{efn|Screenplay and dialogue}}
* [Marilù Parolini](/source/Maril%C3%B9_Parolini){{efn|Screenplay}}
* Jacques Rivette{{efn|''[Mise-en-scène](/source/Mise-en-sc%C3%A8ne)''}}
}}
| producer       = [Stéphane Tchalgadjieff](/source/St%C3%A9phane_Tchalgadjieff)
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [Juliet Berto](/source/Juliet_Berto)
* [Bulle Ogier](/source/Bulle_Ogier)
}}
| cinematography = [William Lubtchansky](/source/William_Lubtchansky)
| editing        = [Nicole Lubtchansky](/source/Nicole_Lubtchansky)
| music          = 
| studio         = {{Plainlist|
* Sunchild
* [Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld](/source/Jacques_Roitfeld)
* [INA](/source/Institut_national_de_l'audiovisuel)
}}
| distributor    = [Gaumont Distribution](/source/Gaumont_Film_Company)
| released       = {{Film date|df=yes|1976|5|23|[Cannes](/source/1976_Cannes_Film_Festival)|1976|9|15|France}}
| runtime        = 121 minutes
| country        = France
| language       = French
| budget         =
| gross          =
}}
'''''Duelle (Une {{not a typo|quarantaine}})''''' is a 1976 French [experimental](/source/Experimental_film) [fantasy](/source/Fantasy_film) [drama](/source/Drama_(film_and_television)) film directed by [Jacques Rivette](/source/Jacques_Rivette). The main title is a [neologistic](/source/Neologism) 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](/source/Juliet_Berto) as the Queen of the Night who battles the Queen of the Sun ([Bulle Ogier](/source/Bulle_Ogier)) over a magical diamond that will allow the winner to remain on earth, specifically modern-day Paris.

==Cast==
* [Juliet Berto](/source/Juliet_Berto) as Leni
* [Bulle Ogier](/source/Bulle_Ogier) as Viva
* [Jean Babilée](/source/Jean_Babil%C3%A9e) as Pierrot
* [Hermine Karagheuz](/source/Hermine_Karagheuz) as Lucie (hotel receptionist)
* [Nicole Garcia](/source/Nicole_Garcia) as Jeanne / Elsa
* [Claire Nadeau](/source/Claire_Nadeau) as Sylvia Stern
* {{ill|Elisabeth Wiener|fr}} as Viva's ally
* [Jean Wiener](/source/Jean_Wiener) as the [pianist](/source/pianist)
* [André Dauchy](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Dauchy) as the accordionist
* [Roger Fugen](/source/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](/source/Noro%C3%AEt_(film))''.
<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](/source/Val_Lewton)'s ''[The Seventh Victim](/source/The_Seventh_Victim)''.<ref name=lff/>

The music, by pianist [Jean Wiener](/source/Jean_Wiener), was improvised.<ref name=lff/>

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title}}

{{Jacques Rivette}}

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

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