A couple who appears to have the perfect relationship finds their future in jeopardy following a scorching night of lust and debauchery in this erotic drama adapted from the controversial novel by French author Colette.
Acting
Évelyne Bouix simmers with repressed longing
Production
Sumptuous Belle Époque interiors that suffocate
Director
Claude Santelli
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Colette wrote the novella in 1934 based on her own open marriage with husband Willy, scandalizing Parisian society.
Santelli deliberately cast German actor Habich as the interloper to heighten post-war Franco-German tension beneath the erotic surface.
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