A family portrait in which the director profiles his grandmother, Odette Robert. Eustache includes in the film the conditions of its production — he is seated at the table with her, pours her some whiskey, speaks with the camera operator, manipulates the clapboard at the head and tail of the reels, and even takes a phone call. Robert, who was seventy-one, speaks rapidly and tells the story of her life, starting from her early childhood in villages in the Bordeaux region of France. A shorter version of the film ("Odette Robert") was edited in 1980 to be broadcast on television on TF1. The complete film only gained exposure in 2002, when it was salvaged by Boris Eustache, Thierry Lounas, João Bénard da Costa, Jean-Marie Straub, and Pedro Costa.
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Jean Eustache Director · Adolfo Arrieta Cinematographer Philippe Théaudière Cinematographer
United States release June 13, 2019 · Produced in France · Original title Numéro zéro
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Capricci Films
Production · Distribution
France
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Original title
Numéro zéro
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · January 1, 1971
Premiere · Privately screened. Unreleased.
France · January 1, 1971
Limited theatrical · Production year. Unreleased
United States · June 13, 2019
Argentina
March 28, 2009 · Premiere · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
China
March 22, 2026 · Premiere · Hangzhou Une histoire du cinéma français
France
January 22, 2003 · Theatrical · restored version released
Netherlands
January 24, 2003 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
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