MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for The Last Mistress

The Last Mistress

2007 · 115 min

A slow, intense plunge into destructive passion, with elegant period detail and a lingering sense of doom.

Overview
Secrets, rumors and betrayals surround the upcoming marriage between a young dissolute man and virtuous woman of the French aristocracy.
Free in the UK
  • Arte
More options Data from JustWatch
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • love
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

More like this

Titles like The Last Mistress

Movie

Last Summer

2023

A slow, uncomfortable study of desire and consequence that keeps you tense and complicit, with little relief.

Same director: Catherine Breillat · Dark, melancholic, slow-burn · about obsession and betrayal

Also
Same director: Catherine Breillat
Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • obsession
  • betrayal
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
104 min
Details In your watch list
Last SummerHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

2019

A quietly intense, painterly romance that unfolds through stolen glances and unspoken longing, leaving a lingering ache.

Melancholic, romantic, slow-burn · about love

Via
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • love
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
121 min
Details In your watch list
Portrait of a Lady on FireHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Perfect Love

1996

An intense, emotionally raw descent from passion to contempt, demanding patience and leaving a lingering unease.

Same writer: Catherine Breillat · Dark, melancholic, slow-burn · about obsession and love

Also
Same writer: Catherine Breillat
Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • obsession
  • love
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
110 min
Details In your watch list
Perfect LoveHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Story of a Love Affair

1950

A slow, moody plunge into guilt and desire, where every glance and silence carries the weight of past sins.

Dark, melancholic, slow-burn · about obsession and love · nonlinear

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • obsession
  • love
  • nonlinear
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
98 min
Details In your watch list
Story of a Love AffairHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

“Wuthering Heights”

2026

A lush, feverish gothic romance that sweeps you into obsessive love and lingering despair.

Dark, melancholic · about obsession and love · nonlinear

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • obsession
  • love
  • nonlinear
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
136 min
Details In your watch list
“Wuthering Heights”Hidden from your suggestions.
Movie

That Most Important Thing: Love

1975

A raw, emotionally charged plunge into destructive love and the grimy edges of show business, demanding but rewarding.

Dark, melancholic, slow-burn · about obsession and love · nonlinear

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • obsession
  • love
  • nonlinear
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
113 min
Details In your watch list
That Most Important Thing: LoveHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Earrings of Madame de...

1953

A graceful, melancholy dance of vanity and love, where every elegant gesture carries the weight of fate.

Melancholic, tense · about obsession and love · nonlinear

Via
  • melancholic
  • tense
  • obsession
  • love
  • nonlinear
Pacing
measured
Attention
demanding
Runtime
105 min
Details In your watch list
The Earrings of Madame de...Hidden from your suggestions.
Movie

In the Realm of the Senses

1976

A claustrophobic, explicit descent into consuming obsession that is as hypnotic as it is unsettling.

Dark, tense, slow-burn · about obsession

Via
  • dark
  • tense
  • obsession
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
108 min
Details In your watch list
In the Realm of the SensesHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Phantom Thread

2017

A meticulous, slow-burning psychodrama that wraps obsession and control in exquisite period detail, leaving a lingering unease.

Dark, melancholic, slow-burn · about obsession and love · nonlinear

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • obsession
  • love
  • nonlinear
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
130 min
Details In your watch list
Phantom ThreadHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Dirty Like an Angel

1991

A chilly, talk-heavy French drama that drifts through desire and despair with an unsettling, detached intimacy.

Same director: Catherine Breillat · Slow-burn · about obsession and love

Also
Same director: Catherine Breillat
Via
  • obsession
  • love
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
102 min
Details In your watch list
Dirty Like an AngelHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Camille

1936

A lush, heartbreaking romance that sweeps you into 19th-century Paris, with a luminous performance at its center and a tragic, lingering sadness.

Melancholic, romantic · about love and betrayal · nonlinear

Via
  • melancholic
  • romantic
  • love
  • betrayal
  • nonlinear
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
109 min
Details In your watch list
CamilleHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Age of Innocence

1993

A sumptuous, slow-burning tragedy of repressed desire, where every glance and social nicety carries the weight of a lifetime's regret.

Melancholic, tense · about love and betrayal · nonlinear

Via
  • melancholic
  • tense
  • love
  • betrayal
  • nonlinear
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
138 min
Details In your watch list
The Age of InnocenceHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

Free
  • Arte

Streaming data from JustWatch.All options on TMDB

Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Catherine Breillat
Written by
Catherine Breillat
Starring
Asia Argento, Fu'ad Aït Aattou, Roxane Mesquida, Claude Sarraute, Yolande Moreau, Michael Lonsdale, Anne Parillaud, Amira Casar
Cinematography
Giorgos Arvanitis
Runtime
115 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
French

TMDBIMDbLetterboxdWikipediaWikidata