''Duelle (Une )'' is a 1976 French

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fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...

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film directed by

Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette (; 1 March 1928 – 29 January 2016) was a French film director and film critic most commonly associated with the French New Wave and the film magazine '' Cahiers du Cinéma''. He made twenty-nine films, including '' L'Amour fo ...

. The main title is a

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feminine form for the noun "duel". The director-assigned English title is ''Twhylight'', a combination of "twilight" and "why". The film stars

Juliet Berto Juliet Berto (16 January 1947 – 10 January 1990), born Annie Jamet, was a French actress, director and screenwriter. A member of the same loose group of student radicals as Anne Wiazemsky, she first appeared in Jean-Luc Godard's ''Two or Three ...

as the Queen of the Night who battles the Queen of the Sun (

Bulle Ogier Bulle Ogier (born Marie-France Thielland; 9 August 1939) is a French actress and screenwriter. Career She adopted the professional surname Ogier, which was her mother's maiden name. Her first appearance on screen was in ''Voilà l'Ordre'', a s ...

) over a magical diamond that will allow the winner to remain on earth, specifically modern-day Paris.

Cast

as Leni *

as Viva * Jean Babilée as Pierrot * as Lucie (hotel receptionist) *

Nicole Garcia Nicole Garcia (born 22 April 1946) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. Her film '' Charlie Says'' was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Her film '' Going Away'' was screened in the Special Presentation section at the ...

as Jeanne / Elsa *

Claire Nadeau Claire Nadeau (; born 1 June 1945) is a French actress. Theater Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nadeau, Claire French film actresses 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses Actresses from ...

as Sylvia Stern * as Viva's ally *

Jean Wiener Jean Wiener (or Wiéner) (19 March 1896, 14th arrondissement of Paris – 8 June 1982, Paris) was a French pianist and composer. Life Wiener was trained at the Conservatoire de Paris, where he studied alongside Darius Milhaud, and worked wit ...

as the pianist * André Dauchy as the accordionist * Roger Fugen as the drummer

Production

The film was the second in a planned quartet but the first to be filmed. It was followed by '' Noroît''. The stylistic model for the film was based on

Val Lewton Val Lewton (May 7, 1904 – March 14, 1951) was a Russian-American novelist, film producer, and screenwriter best known for a string of low-budget horror films he produced for RKO Pictures in the 1940s. His son, also named Val Lewton, was a pai ...

's ''

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''. The music, by pianist

, was improvised.

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* 1976 films 1976 drama films 1976 fantasy films 1970s avant-garde and experimental films 1970s fantasy drama films 1970s French films 1970s French-language films 1970s mystery drama films Films directed by Jacques Rivette Films set in Paris French avant-garde and experimental films French fantasy drama films French mystery drama films {{fantasy-film-stub