The Duchess of Langeais
by Jacques Rivette2h112007France
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In Majorca, in 1823, a French general, Armand de Montriveau, overhears a cloistered nun singing in a chapel; he insists on speaking to her. She is Antoinette, for five years he has searched for her. Flash back to their meeting in Paris, he recently returned from Africa, she married and part of the highest society. She flirts with him, and soon he's captivated. His behavior is possessive, insistent. Then, it is her turn to become obsessed. Letters, balls, scandal, a kidnapping, and an ultimatum bring her to the cloister and him to melancholy. Whose steel proved sharper? Is it tragic or grotesque?
Credits
- Directed by : Jacques Rivette
- Screenplay : Pascal Bonitzer, Christine Laurent
- Décors : Emmanuel de Chauvigny
- Editor : Nicole Lubtchansky
- Producing company : Pierre Grise Productions
- Production : Martine Marignac, Maurice Tinchant, Ermanno Olmi, Roberto Cicutto, Luigi Musini
- Image : William Lubtchansky
- Son : Florian Eidenbenz, Dominique Vieillard
- Œuvre originale : La Duchesse de Langeais d'Honoré de Balzac
Technical details
- Printed format : 35 mm
- Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
- Year of production : 2007
- French release date : 28 mars 2007
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Colors
- Language : French
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