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16 February 1983 (France)
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Walter is told by his boss, Sara, to deliver an urgent letter to Henri de Corinthe. On the way he finds...
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Cast
(Credited cast)| Daniel Mesguich | ... | Walter Raim | |
| Cyrielle Clair | ... | Sara Zeitgeist | |
| Daniel Emilfork | ... | Inspector Francis | |
| François Chaumette | ... | Dr. Morgentodt | |
| Gabrielle Lazure | ... | Marie-Ange van de Reeves | |
| Gilles Arbona | ... | Le barman | |
| Arielle Dombasle | ... | La femme hystérique | |
| Jean-Claude Leguay | ... | Le cycliste | |
| Nancy Van Slyke | ... | La serveuse | |
| Denis Fouqueray | ... | Le valet (as Denis Foucray) | |
| Michel Auclair | ... | La voix de Walter, off (voice) | |
| Roland Dubillard | ... | Prof van de Reeves | |
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| Guy Bonnafoux | ... | Un homme en smoking | |
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The Beautiful Prisoner
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90 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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Marie-Ange van de Reeves:
I'll find you if I need to. Maybe tonight. Maybe never. Or maybe yesterday. Time doesn't exist for me.
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Le quinzième quatuor (Streichquartett Nr. 15 op. 161. D. 887)
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Very much like Alain Robbe-Grillet's other films in its fractured narrative, sexual and psychological preoccupations, and sense of ambiguity, except it's appallingly poor when compared to the tremendously entertaining "Trans-Europ-Express" and the fever-dream S&M world of "Eden and After". This is a film which like some of Godard's lesser work mistakes making references to art and intellectuals for actual substance, except Robbe-Grillet is no Godard and hence could never possibly have pulled off making a film which featured his own filmic language in spite of including countless references to the work of others. "La belle captive" is like poorly-shot, cheap version of a David Lynch film, and just about the only good thing I can say about it is that it made me feel like watching "Eyes Wide Shut" again. Sadly, the headache this piece of crap gave me will make doing that less enjoyable.