La chambre jaune

Build your film on white, on silence and on stillness.

Robert Bresson in Notes on the Cinematographer

A FILM BY A POSTER BY

Director Cinematographer Sound Director

Actor Setting Script

Sound Director Actor

I wanted you to write a script

for a movie, to be made in this room.

And I have an actress. And that's that...

I don't know... If you have the ideas.

You have an actress, a room...

...and a movie. - Yes.

Very good evening.

Setting Script

So, Randy this is Paula.

- Hi, how are you? - Paula, this is Randy.

Well, we've already met.

- Yes? Right. - Some time ago.

Well, but I'm not sure.

Where have... Where have we met?

- From the street, I don't know. - Sorry...

- No problem. - Sorry...

No, but I know André for a long time.

Since I came to Portugal.

Let's make a movie.

- Today? - Yes.

I think they are unable to do so.

- Do you think it's alright? - Yes.

Let's go.

- If we can move it there... - Yes.

Hold it there.

Wait.

- Now it's going. - Now it's done.

Here, it's fine.

- Give me a little bit. - Here.

So, Randy this is Paula, Paula this is Randy.

- Hi. - How are you doing?

- Well, we've already met some time ago. - Yes?

- Yes. - Right.

I'm not sure.

Where from?

- I don't know. From the street or... - Sorry...

- No problem. - Sorry.

But I know André for a long time. Since I came to Portugal.

- Let's make a movie. - Today?

- Yes. - I think they are unable to do so.

To your models: "One must not act either somebody else or oneself.

One must not act anybody."

Model (Bresson's definition)

So...

I'm making a movie and I need a Cinematographer.

And I wanted you to make the photography.

Movie Star

Script

I've retired. It's been years since I killed people.

There are things we can't forget.

Palestine, Kazakhstan,

Angola, Afghanistan, Korea, blood.

Loose arms, lost eyes,

toes... I think I'm having a déjà vu .

I don't want to remember, I want to think the future,

I want to die for something worthwhile, Bruce.

What's up? You're more and more beautiful.

Age gives you life.

- How many years since we've last met? - Since Algeria.

Was it so long ago?

- We were sleeping in the same tent. - Yes. It was.

It was...

Have you nothing more to say to me?

I rather not.

Memories are more beautiful if we keep them in silence.

You are always able to say something that disarms me.

Let's go to bed. To relive.

I love you.

I hate you.

I adore you. You're horrible.

You're so beautiful.

You're horrible.