Screening
Part of EvocationsThe Song of Rio Jim
Maurice Lemaitre
(France, 1978, 16 mm, 6:00)
This film is a tribute to Ince and Hart, two grand masters of the cowboy film. Using the cliches of the genre Lemaitre depicts the ‘western story’ as it has unrolled itself in front of our eyes countless times before in a uniquely filmic way.