Everything seems to be going wrong for a circus troupe from the south of France. The owner just died. His daughter Kate, once expelled because she was involved in an accident, comes back and shares everyday life with the artists. Haunted by the past, she is unable to feel serene. Her memories and her relationship with the circus ended fifteen years ago. In that sens, 36 Vues du Pic St-Loup (Around A Small Mountain) tells the story of an unfinished spectacle, as many of Rivette's previous films did (La Belle Noiseuse, Va Savoir...).Jacques Rivette has always been fascinated by theatre, an art from he admits he has been unable to master. Thus, he can only discuss it through cinema. Although Around A Small Mountain is about circus, what remains is this deep trouble caused by the creative act itself. In order to present this ordeal, Rivette blends circus numbers in with daily life so that reality and the show can become one. In the end, we are left unable to differentiate them. Masks, in his endangered circus, reveal rather than hide his characters.
Every word here is the result of very careful thinking, those of a fragile and mysterious Jane Birkin for example. But Around A Small Mountain is most notable for its tribute to the Languedoc-Roussillon region. Rivette's troupe wanders around Pic St-Loup, which is seen from time to time in the distance. As seen through the eyes of the filmmaker, the famous mountain possesses a discreet yet ominous presence. It seems to tower above the film, watching over it.
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