La Captive
La Captive (The Captive) is a 2000 drama film directed by Chantal Akerman and featuring Olivia Bonamy, Sylvie Testud, and Stanislas Merhar.
This French language film is loosely based on Marcel Proust's novel La Prisonnière.[1]
Cast
- Stanislas Merhar as Simon
- Sylvie Testud as Ariane
- Olivia Bonamy as Andrée
- Aurore Clément as Léa
- Anna Mouglalis as Isabelle
- Bérénice Bejo as Sarah
Plot
A wealthy man, Simon (Merhar) holds his romantic interest Ariane (Testud) captive in a Paris apartment. His intent is to confirm his suspicions of her leading a lesbian double life.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Staff (2004). The Scarecrow Movie Guide. Seattle: Sasquatch Books. ISBN 1-57061-415-6.
- ↑ Beugnet, Martine; Schmid, Marion (2004). Proust at the movies. Studies in European cultural transition 31. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 168. ISBN 0-7546-3541-4.
- ↑ Crow, Jonathan. "The Captive (2000)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
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