Le Combat dans l’ile (Fire and Ice). 1962. Written and directed by Alain Cavalier

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Le combat dans l’ile. 1962. France. Directed by Alain Cavalier. Courtesy Gaumont Collection

Le Combat dans l’ile (Fire and Ice). 1962. France. Written and directed by Alain Cavalier. With Romy Schneider, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Henri Serre. 35mm. In French; English subtitles. 104 min.

Hailed upon its release by the then-film critic Bertrand Tavernier as an exceptional political film, Alain Cavalier’s first feature transforms the actions of an extreme right group preparing an attack—inspired by a real assassination attempt on General De Gaulle—into a tense, rigorous thriller and a poetic ballad that owes much to the abstract, cerebral presence of Jean-Louis Trintignant and the sensual charisma of Romy Schneider.

This film accompanies Forgotten Filmmakers of the French New Wave.

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Wed, May 4, 2022, 4:00 p.m.

Introduced by Jean-Michel Frodon

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