▁Category : H istor ical ▁regions ▁Category : H u ill iche <0x0A> </s> ▁Ar ound ▁a ▁Small ▁Mountain ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁French ▁drama ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Jacques ▁Riv ette , ▁which ▁was ▁his ▁final ▁film ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁and ▁star red ▁Jane ▁B irk in ▁and ▁Ser gio ▁Cast ell itto . ▁It ▁was ▁screen ed ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁competition ▁at ▁the ▁ 6 6 th ▁Ven ice ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Kate ▁( J ane ▁B irk in ) ▁is ▁driving ▁along ▁a ▁w inding ▁mountain ▁road ▁when ▁her ▁car ▁st alls . ▁Vitt orio ▁( Ser gio ▁Cast ell itto ) ▁happens ▁along , ▁stops , ▁and ▁fixes ▁her ▁car ▁without ▁ever ▁speaking ▁to ▁her . ▁After ▁he ▁drives ▁away , ▁he ▁slow s ▁down ▁and ▁dec ides ▁to ▁turn ▁back . ▁Something ▁about ▁the ▁woman ▁has ▁interested ▁him . ▁ ▁Later ▁in ▁town , ▁Vitt orio ▁lear ns ▁that ▁Kate ▁has ▁returned ▁to ▁join ▁her ▁family ' s ▁travel ing ▁circ us ▁after ▁leaving ▁under ▁myster ious ▁conditions ▁fifteen ▁years ▁ago . ▁Kate ' s ▁lo ver ▁was ▁killed ▁during ▁a ▁performance . ▁In tr igu ed ▁by ▁Kate ' s ▁story , ▁Vitt orio ▁stays ▁for ▁the ▁show , ▁and ▁then ▁dec ides ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁town ▁for ▁a ▁while , ▁book ing ▁the ▁room ▁above ▁a ▁local ▁ca fe . ▁He ▁begins ▁to ▁attend ▁all ▁the ▁shows , ▁fasc