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Director:
Barbet Schroeder
Writers:
Barbet Schroeder (writer)
Paul Voujargol (writer)
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Release Date:
1976 (France) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
She will open your eyes.
Plot:
A common thief (Depardieu) breaks into the house of a professional dominatrix (Ogier), and begins to help her "train" her clients... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
A shocking but moving film experience more

Cast

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Gérard Depardieu ... Olivier
Bulle Ogier ... Ariane
André Rouyer ... Mario
Nathalie Keryan ... Lucienne
Roland Bertin ... Man in Cage
Tony Taffin ... Emile
Holger Löwenadler ... Gautier
Anny Bartanovski ... Secretary
Serge Berry ... Valet
Richard Caron ... First Client
Pierre Devos ... Bistrot Patron
Jeanne Herviale ... Concierge
Michel Pilorgé ... Male Guest
Cécile Pochet ... Female Guest
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Mistress
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Runtime:
112 min | Australia:112 min (uncut version) | UK:107 min (1981, cut)
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2004) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:(Banned) (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | France:-16 | Australia:R | USA:X | UK:18 (2003, uncut) | UK:R (original rating) | UK:X (heavily cut)

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It is claimed that Parisian masochists didn't merely volunteer for treatment in the Dungeon scenes, but actually paid for the privilege. more

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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
A shocking but moving film experience, 17 February 2004
Author: Aaron C. Schepler from Arizona USA

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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