This is part one of what was to be Jacques Rivette's four-part project 'Scenes de la Vie Parallelle'. The idea was to create four different films with a running sub-plot involving a mythical war between goddesses of the Sun and the Moon, fighting for possession of a mysterious jewel. This one was a "film noir" modelled after "The Seventh Victim" (which Rivette screened for the cast before the shooting began) with bits of 'Kiss Me Deadly', 'Lady From Shanghai' and 'Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne' thrown in for good measure. An uncanny mood piece it takes place in a weirdly unpopulated Paris. Jean Weiner (who used to play piano at 'Le Bouef sur le Toit') supplies live piano improvisations here, much in the manner of an accompanist for a silent movie.

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