patience itself

either actor michel picolli was a patient man as well as a wonderful actor or just a dang great actor. he was paired with bardot in 'contempt' and with deneuve in 'belle du jour', two films that centered around a couple torn assunder. in both cases it was the man who stood still with his head spinning as his wife made moves based on motivations he would never comprehend.

photo: picolli and deneuve