Short film
Bérénice
1954 · 22 min
A short, unsettling chamber piece that lingers on fixation and decay, feeling more like a feverish dream than a conventional story.
- Directed by
- Éric Rohmer
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery
- Starring
- Teresa Gratia, Éric Rohmer
- Overview
- Shot in 16mm, Berenice is Rohmer’s first finished film. The film is based on a story by Edgar Allen Poe about a man who becomes obsessed with his fiancé’s teeth. The film was shot at Andre Bazin’s house by Jacques Rivette. Rivette also edited the film.
- How it feels
- Slow-burning and demanding.
- About
- Obsession, madness, death
- Content
- Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
- Note
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- Directed by
- Éric Rohmer
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery
- Starring
- Teresa Gratia, Éric Rohmer
