While attending a party on the Left Bank in Paris, student Anne Goupil overhears a discussion of the mysterious suicide of Juan, a young Spaniard. Later she meets Gérard Lenz, a theatrical director, and Philip Kaufman, an American victim of McCarthyism. Philip tells her that Juan died because he had learned the secret of a worldwide conspiracy; Gérard also knows the secret and will be the next victim. Hoping to save Gérard's life by remaining near him, Anne takes a part in a play he is directing. Her further efforts to unravel the mystery lead her to Terry, the former mistress of all three men. Terry admits that she learned the secret from Philip and confided it to both Juan and Gérard. Anne fails to save Gérard, and after Gérard's suicide, Philip is revealed as a paranoiac who, suffering from an old war wound, invented the story of the worldwide organization. Anne realizes that the deaths of Juan and Gérard are attributable not to any conspiracy, but rather to the motivations of their own lives.

Director:
Jacques Rivette	Director
Cast:
Betty Schneider	as Anne Goupil
Giani Esposito	as Gérard Lenz
Françoise Prévost	as Terry Yok
Daniel Crohem	as Philip Kaufman
François Maistre	as Pierre Goupil
Jean-Claude Brialy	as Jean-Marc
Jean Marie Robain	as De Georges
Cinematography:
Charles Bitsch	Director of Photography
Writer:
Jacques Rivette	Screenwriter
Jean Gruault	Screenwriter
Producer:
Roland Nonin	Associate Producer
Editing:
Denise de Casabianca	Film Editor
Music:
Philippe Arthuys	Music
Sound:
Christian Hackspill	Sound

Opened in Paris in June 1960 as Paris nous appartient; running time: 140 min. Also known as Paris Is Ours.

Jacques Rivette's feature directorial debut.

The shorter 120 minute version was distributed in the French provinces.

Began shooting in 1957.

Premiered in Paris late 1960.

Shown in Nwe York City (Anthology Film Archives) as part of program "Rivettians - The Films of Jacques Rivette" November 15 - December 15, 1996.

b&w

dialogue French

subtitled English

The film took a long time to complete because money kept running out, until finally Chabrol and Truffaut, because of their recent found success, helped Rivette get his completion money.