"Rosalie" / BLANCHE

ABOUT THE FILMS: “Rosalie,” 1966, Dir. Walerian Borowczyk, 15 Mins, Friends of Walerian Borowcyzk, France In French with English subtitles. Of all his films, Borowczyk’s favorite was “Rosalie.” Based on a short story by Guy de Maupassant, Borowczyk relates the plight of a servant girl who killed and buried her child in the garden. Featuring a profoundly touching performance by Ligia Borowczyk, once again Borowczyk uses animated objects to relate (horrific) action indirectly. An over-exposed, chiaroscuro image gives the proceedings an ethereal quality halfway between one of Beckett’s monologues and David Lynch’s ERASERHEAD. FORMAT: DCP BLANCHE, 1971, Dir. Walerian Borowczyk, 94 Mins, France In French with English subtitles. Blanche is the young, pure, beautiful wife of the Master of the castle, in a secluded land. Every man is in love with her, including the King and his servant Bartolomeo, visiting the Master. FORMAT: DCP