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Director:
Patrice Chéreau
Writers:
James Hadley Chase (novel)
Jean-Claude Carrière (writer) ...
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Release Date:
29 January 1975 (France) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Plot:
A disturbed young woman is kept prisoner in a castle by her aunt for her money. The game-keeper, her guardian... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
Dark unconventional crime drama more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Charlotte Rampling ... Claire
Bruno Cremer ... Louis Delage
Edwige Feuillère ... Madame Bastier-Wagener

Simone Signoret ... Lady Vamos
Alida Valli ... La folle de la gare
Hans Christian Blech ... Gyula Berekian
François Simon ... Joszef Berekian
Hugues Quester ... Marcucci
Rémy Germain ... Arnaud
Roland Bertin ... L'homme d'affaires
Marcel Imhoff ... Le directeur de l'asile
Pierre Asso ... Le docteur
Marie-Louise Ebeli ... L'infirmière de l'asile
Ève Francis ... La mère de Delage
Luigi Zerbinati ... Alcide
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Das Fleisch der Orchidee (West Germany)
Flesh and the Orchid (USA) (informal English title)
Flesh of the Orchid (International: English title)
Un'orchidea rosso sangue (Italy)
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Runtime:
110 min | France:120 min | Germany:105 min | Japan:115 min
Language:
French
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Dark unconventional crime drama, 29 November 2007
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Author: wilvram (wilvram@freeukisp.co.uk) from United Kingdom

Claire (Charlotte Rampling) escapes from an asylum where she has been imprisoned at the behest of her aunt and is aided by Louis (Bruno Cremer). They find themselves pursued by the Berekian brothers and the aunt who knows that Claire is the heir to a great fortune.

Based as it is on the sequel to NO ORCHIDS FOR MISS BLANDISH it's no surprise that this film should inhabit a similar world of grotesque characters, bizarre incidents and savage death. With much of the violent mayhem set against a background of muddy rural yards and incessant driving rain, the resonant impression is of a battlefield in which most of the combatants will complete their private hell of isolation and desperation.

A dark thriller which improves with a second viewing, it is compelling in no small part due to its star. Charlotte Rampling is so right as the enigmatic Claire trying to make sense of her own identity and it is difficult to think of any other actress who would be more perfect for this role; Bruno Cremer is quietly effective as her doomed lover.

A subplot toward the end concerning the aunt, another grotesque, merely serves to dissipate the earlier tension.

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