Nathalie Granger

A deliberately austere, nearly wordless portrait of domestic routine and female friendship that finds philosophical weight in the mundane.

With little or no embellishment, filmmaker Marguerite Duras offers a simple, often wordless chronicle of a woman's day. She and her friend are seen doing yard work, talking about their families and receiving the occasional visitor. The brightest spot in the day is when a washing machine salesman comes to call.