Up, Down, Fragile

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Up, Down, Fragile

1996

2h 49m

Musical

Comedy

Mystery & Thriller

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A librarian (Laurence Côte), a gangster's ex-lover and a woman (Marianne Denicourt) who has recovered from a coma spend an eye-opening summer in Paris.

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Jake Cole

Slant Magazine

Jacques Rivette’s films possess a certain lilting quality that sits in a lineage with movie musicals, but it wasn’t until 1995’s Up, Down, Fragile that one of his works could be outright classified as such.

Apr 7, 2023

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

The acting veers between mischievous awkwardness and theatrical precision, and Rivette’s sly direction alternates to match...

Sep 26, 2022

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Stephen Holden

New York Times

What Mr. Rivette has concocted might be described as a lighthearted existential romp in which life is a playful dialogue between reality and fantasy, between musical comedy and drama, and you never know when one will turn into the other.

Rated: 4/5

May 20, 2003

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

It's a film of wandering lightness, like a twirl on a warm afternoon, and it ranks with the director's best.

Rated: 4/4

Apr 22, 2023

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 4/5

Jul 14, 2005

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Dennis Schwartz

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Rated: B

Jan 1, 2000

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Alain E

The story is not very absorbing but the movie is a treat visually. The songs integrate well when performed on the stage and less so otherwise. Enzo Enzo is a really good musician and I assume completely unknown in the US, but Apple Music comes to the rescue. Nicely presented on Tubi.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/02/25

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Audience Member

Fantastic! Rivettian conspiracy + musical numbers+ Secret Society + expressive colors + long takes = badass P.S: Anna Karina, how far thou hath fallen. O_O

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Strangely beautiful musical by a master filmmaker Rivette. This is a true modern musical; don't even metion Once.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Synopsis

A librarian (Laurence Côte), a gangster's ex-lover and a woman (Marianne Denicourt) who has recovered from a coma spend an eye-opening summer in Paris.

Director: Jacques Rivette
Producer: Martine Marignac
Screenwriter: Laurence Côte, Marianne Denicourt, Jacques Rivette, Pascal Bonitzer, Christine Laurent
Distributor: Cinema Parallel
Production Co: Pierre Grise Productions
Genre: Musical, Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 26, 1996, Original
Runtime: 2h 49m
Sound Mix: Dolby
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1, 35mm

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