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La Captive is so good that it makes amends for A Couch in New York, Akerman's simply dreadful 1996 English-language love story.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
The Captive
Freely inspired by Proust’s “La Prisonnière” (“Remembrance of Things Past” Vol. 5)
2000 · 1h 58m · Not Rated
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Chantal Akerman
Overview
Ariane and Simon met down by the water. Simon has managed to prize Ariane away from her friends, a bunch of free and arrogant girls, and move her into his place, with her own room at the end of the hall and her own bathroom next to his. He has taken on Andrée, one of the girls from the bunch by the water, to watch over Ariane, escort her wherever she goes and report back to him on everything she does. Andrée becomes Ariane’s accomplice. She’ll tell lies for her, and with her, and most likely they’ll make love together when the mood takes them.
Director and cast
- Chantal Akerman Director
- Sylvie Testud as Ariane
- Stanislas Merhar as Simon
- Olivia Bonamy as Andrée
- Liliane Rovère as Françoise, the maid
- Bérénice Bejo as Sarah
- Aurore Clément as Léa, the actress
- Anna Mouglalis as Isabelle
- Xavier Morange as Painter
- Françoise Bertin as The grandmother
- Vanessa Larré as Hélène
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