Directed by:
Chantal AkermanCinematography:
Sabine LancelinCast:
Stanislas Merhar, Sylvie Testud, Olivia Bonamy, Liliane Rovère, Françoise Bertin, Anna Mouglalis, Bérénice Bejo, Vanessa Larré, Elodie Marteau-Laurent (more)VOD (1)
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Handsome and hopelessly neurotic Simon (Stanislas Merhar) lives in a labyrinthine Parisian apartment with his ailing grandmother and Ariane (Sylvie Testud), the object of his unquenchable desire. Obsessed, Simon keeps Ariane as his willing captive; she tolerates his endless interrogations and surveillance but is able to maintain her own reserve of privacy and freedom. However, she leads a passionate double life with other women that magnifies Simon's pain and culminates in a devastating finale. (official distributor synopsis)
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Chantal Akerman really isn't my cup of tea, and I'm not sure if any other film directed by her would be good enough for me to finish watching it. It doesn't strike me as very intellectual, but rather just an attempt to show how destructive and nonsensical relationships can sometimes arise. And end.
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