The Encounter
1996, French. Directed by Alain Cavalier.
A filmmaker meets a woman. Delicately, he starts videoing moments of their life together. He slowly realises he’s not storing memories, but making a film. He asks her permission to continue. After filming for a year, a 75-minute edit is ready…
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 7 September 1996
- Original title
- La rencontre
- Country
- France
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The Encounter runs 75 minutes (1h 15m).
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Which OTT platform is The Encounter on?
The Encounter isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 September 1996. (Checked 6 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Encounter?
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Who directed The Encounter?
The Encounter (1996) was directed by Alain Cavalier and stars Alain Cavalier, Françoise Widhoff.