Vite

In 1969 the paintersculptor Daniel Pommereulle made his third film this one financed by Sylvina Boissonnas Although only a short Vite was one of the most costly of all the Zanzibar productions It features for instance shots of the moon taken by a stateoftheart telescope the Questar that Pommereulle first saw while visiting Marlon Brando in southern California in 1968 In Rohmers La Collectionneuse Pommereulle and his friend Adrien philosophize on how best to achieve le vide emptiness during their summer holidays Three years later Pommereulle would transform the word vide to vite quickly signifying his profound disenchantment with the aftermath of the revolution of May 68 Harvard Film Archive