The story of Lilith - a man's love for a manipulative madwoman makes him go insane - may not be especially gripping, but the way that it's told highlights an intriguingly perverse sensibility.

For every scene which disturbs the imagination there is an immediate and easy answer; for every uneasy glimpse of that emotional slippage, there are fifty minutes of therapy.

What lifts this film out of the ordinary -- and makes it worth the trip to the theater -- is the lilting performance of Jean Seberg as Lilith.

The awkwardness of a macho auteur attempting feminized poetry lends the work the nervousness necessary for authentic lyricism