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- Drama
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- 2000
- Chantal Akerman
- 112 mins
- 15
Summary
An adaptation of Proust's "La Prisoniere" (book five of "Remembrance of Things Past"). Set in Paris, France, it is a serious tale of a tragic and dysfunctional love.
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Review
A star rating of 3 out of 5.
David Parkinson
All film-maker Chantal Akerman's trademarks are contained in this rigidly controlled adaptation of Marcel Proust's short story La Prisonnière. However, these trademarks - the long takes and impeccable compositions, the fascination with corridors and journeys, and the justifiable anger at cinema's continuing fixation with objectifying women - all serve to distance us from the disturbing storyline. As a study of passion and possession, this is often intriguing. But such is the solemnity of the staging that it's difficult to engage with either the impassive Sylvie Testud or Stanislas Merhar, the jealous suitor who hires her best friend, Olivia Bonamy, to spy on her every movement.
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rolenameSimonStanislas MerharArianeSylvie TestudAndréeOlivia BonamyFrançoiseLiliane RovèreThe grandmotherFrançoise BertinLéaAurore ClémentHélèneVanessa Larré
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rolenameDirectorChantal Akerman
Details
Theatrical distributor
Artificial Eye
Released on
2001-04-27
Languages
French
Available on
video and DVD
Formats
Colour
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