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A Woman Like Satan

1958 · 101 min

A slow-burning, emotionally charged drama of obsessive desire and degradation, with a melancholic and tense atmosphere.

Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Brigitte Bardot, António Vilar, Michel Roux
Tagline
In Her Hands Men Were Puppets...Loving Her Was Like Walking Blindfolded Into a Jungle!
Overview
Handsome and rich Spanish gentleman abandons his wife and riches for his love of a young girl of poor stock who taunts and degrades him.

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Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Brigitte Bardot, António Vilar, Michel Roux
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • power
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • love
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Written by
Marcel Achard, Albert Valentin, Jean Aurenche, Julien Duvivier
Starring
Brigitte Bardot, António Vilar, Michel Roux, Lila Kedrova, Jacques Mauclair, Daniel Ivernel, Darío Moreno, Anne-Marie Mersen
Music
Jean Wiener, José Rocca
Cinematography
Roger Hubert
Runtime
101 min
Country
Italy, France
Languages
French

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