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Geraldine Chaplin and Jane Birkin play two actresses specializing in “apartment theatre,” who are invited by a playwright to perform his latest work in his mansion. The gothic atmosphere of this very crazy house, which is populated by a magician and clairvoyant, an overly solicitous secretary, and various doppelgangers, has an unsettling effect on the two women. (They're named Charlotte and Emily, after the Brontë sisters.) Fighting over the play's only female role, they begin to hallucinate future events. “Rendered in a clever, entertaining style, LOVE ON THE GROUND sustains its trickiness and sophistication . . . without ever losing the film's overriding sense of fun. Mr. Rivette displays a cool ingenuity that matches that of his performers” ( The New York Times ). 14A
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