Pourvoir (1982) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1982 · 93 mins · French

Directed by

Patrice Énard

Starring

Erika Blanc, Martine Boyer, Monique Carraz, Christine Berteil, Françoise Bocci, Corinne Chevalier

Patrice Enard’s ‘Pourvoir’ consists largely of images of women placed in natural settings, rendered in a stark, repetitive style where angular shots both conceal and disclose. A visual poetry unfolds as lingering smoke clears, revealing a sense of sexual liberation, while subtle staging and editing nuances are woven together through Marxist and Freudian references.