I dunno... there is definitely something kinda hypnotic there with all the repetitions and stuff. And when he directs his own stuff you see the same ideas animating the film and the book in a way that is quite unusual.but Robbe-Grillet is more an important writer than an enjoyable one
But that’s because of the fact that it’s a frozen moment in time - a very specific moment essential for the book. He wanted to imagine the front of a Paris apartment block with its facade removed and to then tour around it. I don’t know how much you have read about the constraints he used to create the novel but in essence he’s created a complex system involving literature, art, film, language to conjure up a teaming mass of humanity. I love Perec and I think this (and I Remember) are his and Oulipou’s masterpieces.
fortunately they don't all go on like that
Celine and Julie is the one of course but I enjoyed this one
Duelle (Une quarantaine) is a 1976 experimental fantasy drama directed by Jacques Rivette. The main title is a neologistic feminine form for the noun "duel." The director-assigned[1] English title is Twhylight, a combination of "twilight" and "why". The film stars Juliet Berto as the Queen of the Night who battles the Queen of the Sun (Bulle Ogier) over a magical diamond that will allow the winner to remain on earth, specifically modern-day Paris.
Though, as always, don't remember much about it.
according to my oxford library of words and phrases, "duel" derives from the latin "duellus", warCould be.... presumably that's the origin of duel in English.... two people fighting?