Elsa la rose

Elsa la rose is a 1965 short documentary film by Agnès Varda about Elsa Triolet and Louis Aragon's relationship.

Summary
The documentary films the two writers, telling their story and their memories, from Elsa Triolet's youth to when she met with Louis Aragon, whilst a voice (Michel Piccoli) reads Aragon's poems about Elsa.

Cast

 * Elsa Triolet as herself
 * Louis Aragon as himself
 * Michel Piccoli as the voice-over

Development
The film was shot in Elsa and Louis' home in Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines and in the Bar du dôme at Montparnasse during June 1965.

Release
The film is shot during the year 1965, but was only first seen on television on 23 Octobre 1966 during a show called “Dim Dam Dom” on ORTF second channel.