Every Revolution Is a Throw of the Dice
Toute révolution est un coup de dés
Synopsis
A tribute to Mallarmé that not only asserts the continuing relevance of his work but also confronts its literary ambiguities with political and cinematic ambiguities of its own. In outline, the film could not be more straightforward: it offers a recitation of one of Mallarmé’s most celebrated and complex poems (it was his last published work in his own lifetime, appearing in 1897, a year before his death) and proposes a cinematic equivalent for the author’s original experiment with typography and layout by assigning the words to nine different speakers, separating each speaker from the other as she or he speaks, and using slight pauses to correspond with white spaces on the original page.
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Release History & Theatrical Window
Jio MAMI Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
- Screenplay & Story
- Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
- Original Title
- Toute révolution est un coup de dés
- Country of Origin
- France
- Spoken Languages
- French
- Runtime
- 11m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub, Stéphane Mallarmé
William Lubtchansky, Dominique Chapuis
Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
Department Leadership Roster
Jean-Marie Straub
Director
Danièle Huillet
Director
Jean-Marie Straub
Editor
Danièle Huillet
Editor
William Lubtchansky
Director of Photography
Dominique Chapuis
Director of Photography
Danièle Huillet
Screenplay
Jean-Marie Straub
Screenplay
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What is Every Revolution Is a Throw of the Dice about?
A tribute to Mallarmé that not only asserts the continuing relevance of his work but also confronts its literary ambiguities with political and cinematic ambiguities of its own. In outline, the film could not be more straightforward: it offers a recitation of one of Mallarmé’s most celebrated and complex poems (it was his last published work in his own lifetime, appearing in 1897, a year before his death) and proposes a cinematic equivalent for the author’s original experiment with typography and layout by assigning the words to nine different speakers, separating each speaker from the other as she or he speaks, and using slight pauses to correspond with white spaces on the original page.
Who directed Every Revolution Is a Throw of the Dice?
Every Revolution Is a Throw of the Dice was directed by Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet.
Who stars in Every Revolution Is a Throw of the Dice?
The principal cast of Every Revolution Is a Throw of the Dice includes Helmut Färber, Michel Delahaye, Georges Goldfayn, Danièle Huillet, Manfred Blank.
When was Every Revolution Is a Throw of the Dice released and how long is it?
Every Revolution Is a Throw of the Dice was released in 1977 with a total runtime of 11m.