La Cambrure

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La Cambrure
Directed by	Edwige Shaki
Produced by	Françoise Etchegaray
Written by	Edwige Shaki
Starring	Edwige Shaki François Rauscher André Del Debbio
Release date(s)	1999
Running time	16 min
Language	French
IMDb profile

La Cambrure (The Curve) is a short film shot in video directed by Edwige Shaki, who also wrote the scenario. Éric Rohmer was a technical advisor and editor for the movie. Despite being directed by Shaki, some of Rohmer's trademarks, extensive dialog and beautiful young actors, including Shaki herself, are present.

Edwige Shaki later was an actress in the Rohmer film The Lady and the Duke.

[edit] Details

Eric Rohmer 1999 / 16 min

with Edwige Shaki, François Rauscher, André Del Debbio

...a student falls in love with a young "pictorial" woman...

[edit] DVD availability

This short film is available in DVD in North America since it is included in the Claire's Knee Criterion Collection DVD. This is befitting, since the story is thematically linked to the 1970 movie - it addresses in a playful way the fetishisation of the female body.