Maîtresse (1976)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 52min
- Drama, Romance
- 11 Feb 1976 (France)
- Movie
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 himself falling in love with her. Eventually he...
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| Gérard Depardieu | ... |
Olivier
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| Bulle Ogier | ... |
Ariane
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| André Rouyer | ... |
Mario
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Nathalie Keryan | ... |
Lucienne
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Roland Bertin | ... |
Man in Cage
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Tony Taffin | ... |
Emile
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| Holger Löwenadler | ... |
Gautier
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Anny Bartanowski | ... |
Secretary
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Serge Berry | ... |
Valet
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Richard Caron | ... |
First Client
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Pierre Devos | ... |
Bistro Patron
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| Jeanne Herviale | ... |
Concierge
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Michel Pilorgé | ... |
Male Guest
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Cécile Pochet | ... |
Female Guest
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Jean Parvulesco | ... |
L'homme qui éconduit Olivier (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Barbet Schroeder | ||
Written by
| Barbet Schroeder | ... | () |
| Paul Voujargol | ... | () |
Produced by
| Pierre Andrieux | ... | producer |
Music by
| Carlos D'Alessio | ||
Cinematography by
| Néstor Almendros | ... | (as Nestor Almendros) |
Editing by
| Denise de Casabianca | ||
Production Design by
| Roberto Plate | ||
Costume Design by
| Karl Lagerfeld | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jean-François Stévenin | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Allen Jones | ... | poster artist |
Stunts
| Jacques Anton | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Florent Bazin | ... | second assistant camera |
Production Companies
- Les Films du Losange (co-production)
- Gaumont (co-production)
Distributors
- Gaumont (1975) (France) (theatrical)
- Tinc Productions (1976) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- CFM Filmverhuur (1977) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Mainline (1981) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Proserpine (1983) (France) (VHS)
- Proserpine (1986) (France) (VHS)
- Warner Home Vidéo (1990) (France) (VHS)
- The Home Cinema Group (1992) (Australia) (video)
- Canal+ (2001) (France) (tv)
- BFI Video (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2004) (United States) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Ripley's Home Video (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
- Carlotta Films (2006) (France) (DVD)
- Paris Première (2007) (France) (tv)
- Paris Première (2013) (France) (tv)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2017) (France) (Blu-ray)
- Guerilla Films (United Kingdom)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Blue Efficience (anti-piracy)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 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 wants to leave.
Written by Ed Sutton |
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| Taglines | She will open your eyes. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | It is claimed that Parisian masochists didn't merely volunteer for treatment in the Dungeon scenes, but actually paid for the privilege. See more » |
| Quotes |
Olivier:
So what do you do? I mean... Ariane: Me? You shouldn't ask me questions, because either I lie or I don't answer them. See more » |