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Rupture

Rupture • 12m

Directed by Pierre Etaix and Jean-Claude Carrière • 1961 • France

A man receives a breakup letter from his sweetheart. The pained lover decides to reply, yet his writing utensils conspire to thwart him.

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This portrait of Pierre Étaix, completed in 2011 by his wife, Odile Étaix, features footage of the filmmaker with his close friend, actor Jerry Lewis, as well as an interview with his collaborator, screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière.