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Woman in Chains

1968 · 106 min

A slow, unsettling plunge into voyeurism and desire, coldly beautiful and quietly devastating.

Overview
Gallery director Stanislas bolsters the development of modern art with his collection of surprising works. His newest acquisition is a sculpture by Gilbert, whose wife Josée is captivated by Stanislas. But unbeknownst to her, Stanislas is amassing photographs of a very perverse, disturbed nature.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • isolation
  • sexuality
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance, thriller
Directed by
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Written by
Henri-Georges Clouzot, Marcel Moussy, Monique Lange
Starring
Laurent Terzieff, Bernard Fresson, Elisabeth Wiener, Dany Carrel, Claude Piéplu, Noëlle Adam, Germaine Delbat, Michel Etcheverry
Cinematography
Andréas Winding
Runtime
106 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
French

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