Duplicity | Offscreen
Two stray bullets based on French stories by two directors usually known for their classic filmographies, with one point in common: a protagonist in an extreme case of mistaken identity. Two original universes that verge on the surreal…
"The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun" is a film adaptation of Sébastien Japrisot's crime novel and is director Anatol Litvak's ("The Night of the Generals") final movie. A true late-1960s psychedelic-pop jewel; an absurd road movie from Paris to the Riviera featuring an all-star cast: Oliver Reed, Stéphane Audran, Robert Fresson and Marcel Bozzufi!
"Road to Salina" by Georges Lautner is a rare French cult film with a soundtrack so legendary it was used again in "Kill Bill vol. 2". Taking a definite turn away from the French cinema aesthetic at the time, Lautner constructs his plot around an isolated, lost gas station that recalls the atmosphere of American film noir… except that Lautner exploits the flashy colors and sumptuous beach and desert landscapes of the Canary islands to their fullest, flooding the screen with lush cinemascope. This sensual film echoes the era's revolutionary air of sexual liberation and was shot in Lanzarote, formerly a hippie stomping grounds. A young hippie played by the enigmatic Robert Walker Jr. ("Easy Rider") encounters the madness of Rita Hayworth (in one of her last roles) and Mimsy Farmer ("More", "Four Flies on Grey Velvet").
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
After leaving her at Orly airport, a secretary takes a wrong turn and finds herself lost amongst vacationers on a highway in the south of France. An escapade that turns into a nightmare, adapted from Sébastian Japrisot's best-selling thriller.
Road to Salina
A young hippie stops at a gas station where a mother and daughter take him for their lost son (and brother). A savory mix of poisonous crime fiction with hippie touches and one of Rita Hayworth's most surprising roles.








