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Overview
La Palombière is a French romantic film drama first released in 1983,
directed by Jean-Pierre Denis.
The film stars Jean-Claude Bourbault, Christiane Millet, Nadine Reynaud, Georges Vaur and Daniel Jégou.
It has also been released under the title: Hideout.
Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.
Synopsis
A young schoolteacher Claire takes up a temporary position at a school in a rural French
village. An odd-job man, Paul, who passes his spare time hunting pigeons, is immediately
attracted towards her. Although she already has a boyfriend, Claire ultimately succumbs
to Paul’s charms...
Film Review
After viewing Jean Pierre Denis’ striking début work, Histoire d’Adrien,
which won the Caméra d’or award at Cannes in 1980, La Palombière
is something of a disappointment. Whilst the photography captures the cold bleakness
and poetic austerity of its Provençal setting, its dull characterisation, sparse
narrative and sense of detachment make it a hard film to engage with.
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