Of the numerous films referenced in Sébastien Betbeder's 2 Autumns, 3 Winters (which I discussed a few days ago), La Salamandre (1971) might be the least familiar to contemporary U.S. audiences. Yet Alain Tanner, who wrote and directed it, was a prolific figure from the late 1960s to the early 2000s—and until the mid '80s, his work frequently played in the U.S. Alas, his last dozen or so films are virtually impossible to see in this country, and even his 70s titles rarely get discussed here anymore.…
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