LA DEUXIÈME FEMME (France, 1978, Pierre Clémenti)
/Clémenti’s gift for filling the frame two-or-three times over matches his boundless passion for life and art. —The Museum of Modern Art
A maelstrom of psychedelic images that are passed through a particle accelerator. —California State University
Dense with hallucinatory visuals and frenetic montages, LA DEUXIÈME FEMME presents a filmic whirlwind through Pierre Clémenti’s family life, as well as his life on film sets as an actor. The title of the piece refers to the artist’s second wife, Nadine, but it also functions as a filmic love letter to his mother, and to artists and Warhol superstars Nico and Viva.
In LA DEUXIÈME FEMME, the viewer is immersed in a radiant world filled with fleeting moments surrounding Clémenti’s ethereal presence. He drifts among joyful souls whose lives brim with freedom and vitality. Intimate scenes capture Viva and Tina Aumont, then deeply connected with painter Frédéric Pardo, sharing moments of tenderness. Pierre’s son, Bathazar, playfully interacts with the couple and Garrel, weaving a sense of familial warmth into Clémenti’s filmic tapestry.
Ultimately, LA DEUXIÈME FEMME emerges as collective cinematic portrait, spanning numerous subject matters and settings and featuring cameos by the likes of Bob Marley, Udo Kier, Bernard Lavilliers, and Richard Nixon.
This digital transfer of LA DEUXIÈME FEMME features a new music score, composed and recorded in 2022 by Vincent Epplay.
LA DEUXIÈME FEMME is part of the DSL collection THE PIERRE CLÉMENTI COLLECTION.
LA DEUXIÈME FEMME
(France, 1978)
Director: Pierre Clémenti
- 48 minutes
- 16mm
- Color
- Silent
Distribution Format/s: DSL/Downloadable 1080p .mp4 file on server
Published By: Balthazar Clémenti
Institutional Price: $250
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