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Une vieille maitresse (An Old Mistress) (2007)

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Director:

Catherine Breillat

Starring:

Asia Argento, Caroline Ducey, Nicholas Hawtrey, Léa Seydoux, Isabelle Renauld, Lio, Amira Casar, Sarah Pratt, Jean-Philippe Tesse, Anne Parillaud, Michael Lonsdale, Yolande Moreau, Claude Sarraute, Roxane Mesquida, Fu'ad Ait Aattou

Genres:

Drama, Adult, Indie-Arthouse Cinema, Period Drama, Romantic Drama

Origin:

France

Certificate:

R

Languages:

French

Subtitles:

English

Running Time:

104 min

Une vieille maitresse (An Old Mistress)

synopsis


Set in 1835 - the century in which LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES was penned - AN OLD MISTRESS is a Parisian tale of lust, longing and the torments of passion.

Vicomte de Prony, a dapper aristocrat, loves nothing more than to observe and comment upon the romances of his similarly aristocratic social circle. One day, de Prony pays his friend Vellini (Asia Argento) a visit, armed with some rather disturbing information: her lover Ryno de Marigny is set to marry another woman. While de Marigny is well-connected, his financial standing is dire, thus leading to his betrothal to the young, wealthy Hermangarde.

In spite of her lover's engagement, Vellini is convinced that the decade-long sexual bond she has shared with de Marigny is strong enough to override any marriage and, through a series of flashbacks in which their affair is exposed, director Catherine Breillat whimsically comments upon the age-old divide between love and passion.

 
 

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