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The Captive

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Original title

La Captive

Year

2000

Running time

108 min.

Country

Belgium

Director

Chantal Akerman

Screenwriter

Chantal Akerman, Eric de Kuyper. Novel: Marcel Proust

Cast

Music

Sergei Rachmaninov, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert

Cinematography

Sabine Lancelin

Producer

Co-production Belgium-France;

Gémini Films, arte France Cinéma, Paradise Films, Canal+, CNC, Gimages 3

Genre

Drama

Movie Groups

Marcel Proust Adaptations

Synopsis

Ariane (Testud) lives with her lover Simon (Merhar) and his grandmother in Paris. He becomes obsessed with the thought of a possible lesbian relationship between her and Andreé (Bonamy) simultaneously incarcerating Ariane in his flat whilst also encouraging her to enjoy sexual experiences with Andreé and other women. It seems that the more she eludes him, the more he desires her.

Akerman's La Captive is loosely based on "La Prisonnière", the fifth volume of Marcel Proust's magnus opus, "A la recherche du temps perdu".

Awards: 2000: European Film Awards: Nominated for Best Actress (Sylvie Testud)

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The Captive

2000

Chantal Akerman

6.3

(345)