Maitresse
Maitresse ★★½ 1976
An examination of the sexual underworld in the same vein as “Blue Velvet” and “Crimes of Passion” as a man falls for a highpriced dominatrix. Director Scroeder also created “Reversal of Fortune.” In French with English subtitles. 112m/C VHS, DVD . FR Gerard Depardieu, Bulle Ogier; D: Barbet Schroeder; C: Nestor Almendros.
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