Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David? (1982)

Drama

In making this film about a director who is presently working on an autobiographical movie, real-life director Elie Chouraqui has played on a Jewish cultural theme (the "reel" director is Jewish) and the intermixing of 1960s movie-making techniques. In the film, director David is in his 30s and his autobiography brings in details about his growth to adulthood -- his early life along the seacoast in Normandy, his parents, his education, and in the present, his sister and her husband, and a few of his own lovers. Visions of the past enhance the events of the moment, such as in the scene of David's mother's death. In the end, viewers may be able to answer the question posed by the title -- "What makes David run?"

Updated May 30 2020

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Rating: 5.0

Cast

Maurice Bénichou

Albert

Anouk Aimée

Hélène

Magali Noël

Sarah

Geneviève Mnich

Rebecca

Charles Aznavour

Léon

André Dussollier

Guy

Nicole Garcia

Anna

Danièle Delorme

Georges