"Une histoire d'eau" or "A Story of Water" is a French short film from 1961, so this one has its 55th anniversary this year. according to IMDb, it runs for 18 minutes, but all the versions I found ran for 12. Godard and Truffaut, the most important French filmmakers of their time, united here for this little black-and-white movie. The setting is a town that is almost completely flooded with water. We follow the ways of a young woman who meets a young man and the two spend time together and fall in love. What do we learn from this film? Jokes in the 1960s were just as bad as they are today. Two great filmmakers do not necessarily make a good film if they collaborate. I did not enjoy the watch too much. It never felt really atmospheric to me and I cared very little about the love story. Brialy, the male actor, worked in so many other projects, while Caroline Dim never appeared in a film again apparently after this one. Polar opposites really. I do not recommend the watch. Thumbs down.
Review of A Story of Water
