Blanche is the young, pure, beautiful wife of the Master of the castle, in a secluded land. Every man is in love with her, including the King and his servant Bartolomeo, visiting the Master.
Cinematography
Every frame looks like a stolen Renaissance painting.
Costume
Blanche's dresses deserve their own billing.
Direction
Borowczyk turns desire into pure visual architecture.
Director
Walerian Borowczyk
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Michel Simon was 77 and in poor health during filming; this was his final role.
Borowczyk started as an animator, which explains why every composition feels deliberately unreal, like medieval manuscripts come to sleazy life.
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