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The Story of O

1975 · 97 min

A cool, languid plunge into ritualized submission, beautiful and unsettling, more dreamlike than graphic, leaving a lingering chill.

Tagline
"O" is the mistress of all mistresses.
Overview
The beautiful O is taken by her boyfriend, Rene, to a bizarre retreat, where she is trained in bondage and sexual perversion...

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • power
  • identity
  • love
  • betrayal
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
contemporary
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
Action1
Horror2
Humour0
Realism5
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Just Jaeckin
Written by
Sébastien Japrisot
Starring
Corinne Cléry, Udo Kier, Alain Noury, Anthony Steel, Jean Gaven, Christiane Minazzoli, Martine Kelly, Jean-Pierre Andréani
Music
Pierre Bachelet
Cinematography
Robert Fraisse, Yves Rodallec
Runtime
97 min
Country
Canada, France, Germany
Languages
French

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