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Maîtresse

  • 19761976
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  • 1h 52m
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Maîtresse (1976)
A common thief breaks into the house of a professional dominatrix, and begins to help her "train" her clients. Though this world is alien to his experience, he finds himself falling in love with her.
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A common thief (Depardieu) breaks into the house of a professional dominatrix (Ogier), and begins to help her "train" her clients. Though this world is alien to his experience, he finds hims... Read allA common thief (Depardieu) breaks into the house of a professional dominatrix (Ogier), and begins to help her "train" her clients. Though this world is alien to his experience, he finds himself falling in love with her. Eventually he discovers that she does this in order to suppo... Read allA common thief (Depardieu) breaks into the house of a professional dominatrix (Ogier), and begins to help her "train" her clients. Though this world is alien to his experience, he finds himself falling in love with her. Eventually he discovers that she does this in order to support her son, and he attempts to help her out of this life, which she is not sure she really... Read all
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    • Barbet Schroeder
    • Barbet Schroeder
    • Paul Voujargol
  • Stars
    • Gérard Depardieu
    • Bulle Ogier
    • André Rouyer
    • Barbet Schroeder
    • Barbet Schroeder
    • Paul Voujargol
  • Stars
    • Gérard Depardieu
    • Bulle Ogier
    • André Rouyer
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    • 32Critic reviews
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    Gérard Depardieu
    Gérard Depardieu
    • Olivier
    Bulle Ogier
    Bulle Ogier
    • Ariane
    André Rouyer
    • Mario
    Nathalie Keryan
    • Lucienne
    Roland Bertin
    • Man in Cage
    Tony Taffin
    • Emile
    Holger Löwenadler
    Holger Löwenadler
    • Gautier
    Anny Bartanowski
    • Secretary
    • (as Anny Bartanovski)
    Serge Berry
    • Valet
    Richard Caron
    • First Client
    Pierre Devos
    • Bistro Patron
    Jeanne Herviale
    • Concierge
    Michel Pilorgé
    • Male Guest
    Cécile Pochet
    • Female Guest
    Jean Parvulesco
    • L'homme qui éconduit Olivier
    • (uncredited)
      • Barbet Schroeder
      • Barbet Schroeder
      • Paul Voujargol
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    • Trivia
      It is claimed that Parisian masochists didn't merely volunteer for treatment in the Dungeon scenes, but actually paid for the privilege.
    • Quotes

      Mario: It's a terrific job. Classy.

      Olivier: Really? And it pays?

      Mario: Yes. It's a gas.

    • Alternate versions
      The film was rejected for a UK cinema certificate by the BBFC in 1976 and only passed in 1981 after 4 minutes 47 secs of cuts with heavy edits made to a woman being bound and whipped, shots of abrasions after a man is whipped and subsequently probed with a needle between his buttocks, and a scene where a male client has his genitals nailed to a plank of wood and his nipples pierced. The cuts were fully waived for a UK 18 DVD certificate in 2003.

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    A shocking but moving film experience
    MAÎTRESSE (1973) **** Gérard Depardieu, Bulle Ogier, André Rouyer, Nathalie Keryan. In this Barbet Schroeder film, Olivier (Depardieu) burglarizes the apartment of a dominatrix named Ariane (Ogier). After Ariane catches him in the act, the two fall in love and Olivier struggles to accept his girlfriend's bizarre profession. In the uncut version, some of the torture scenes (which were purportedly filmed using real-life "slaves" of a real-life dominatrix) are truly painful to watch, and are undoubtedly some of the most shocking ever to appear in a non-pornographic movie. Which leads one to ask: Is Maîtresse an artsy exploitation flick disguised as a love story, or simply a love story that makes legitimate use of graphic (and violent) sexual imagery? Either way, the film is moving, provocative and impossible to forget. Highly recommended.
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    • Release date
      • February 11, 1976 (France)
      • France
      • French
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      • Place Vendôme, Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Les Films du Losange
      • Gaumont
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    • 1 hour 52 minutes
      • Mono

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