Woman in Chains 1968
Woman in Chains
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.
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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Full Cast & Crew... Stanislas Hassler
... Gilbert Moreau
... Josée
... Maguy
... le père de Josée
... la mère de Josée
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See All 1 Reviews03 Jun 2023 by CinemaSerf
This has quite a complex plot from which we start even before Henri-Georges Clouzot stars messing with our heads... Laurent Terzieff ("Stan") is a wealthy, somewhat voyeuristic gallery owner/photographer who has oddly passionate - yet physically sterile relationships with women. Elisabeth Weiner (Josée) is a woman, married to an unfaithful artist, who becomes enthralled by Terzieff and is soon completely under his control as she tries to construct a television documentary about him and his art. There is a languor to the delivery of this story; but that lends to the wonderfully potent sense of sexual frustration; ambiguity and uncertainty. The characters are pretty unpleasant, it has to be said - especially the rather venal, ambitious husband "Gilbert" (Bernard Fresson) but that only contributes more to the essentially disturbing nature of this drama. Though clear at the start, by the rather confused (and weak, I found) conclusion we are really not too sure who is controlling whom, and why and it does rather surrender to the more basic emotions that now rob it of the intellectual "terror" it worked so hard, and cleverly, to establish. I ought to add, too, that some of the artwork featured is truly spacial, colourful and adds significantly to the mood of this work.
Release Date:
Nov 20, 1968 (France,Italy)
Run Time:
1hr 46`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
French
Production Countries:
France,Italy
Status:
Released

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This has quite a complex plot from which we start even before Henri-Georges Clouzot stars messing with our heads... Laurent Terzieff ("Stan") is a wealthy, somewhat voyeuristic gallery owner/photographer who has oddly passionate - yet physically sterile relationships with women. Elisabeth Weiner (Josée) is a woman, married to an unfaithful artist, who becomes enthralled by Terzieff and is soon completely under his control as she tries to construct a television documentary about him and his art. There is a languor to the delivery of this story; but that lends to the wonderfully potent sense of sexual frustration; ambiguity and uncertainty. The characters are pretty unpleasant, it has to be said - especially the rather venal, ambitious husband "Gilbert" (Bernard Fresson) but that only contributes more to the essentially disturbing nature of this drama. Though clear at the start, by the rather confused (and weak, I found) conclusion we are really not too sure who is controlling whom, and why and it does rather surrender to the more basic emotions that now rob it of the intellectual "terror" it worked so hard, and cleverly, to establish. I ought to add, too, that some of the artwork featured is truly spacial, colourful and adds significantly to the mood of this work.
Cast & Crew of
Woman in Chains - Woman in Chains
Directors & Credit Writers
Cast
... Stanislas Hassler
... Gilbert Moreau
... Josée
... Maguy
... le père de Josée
... la mère de Josée
... la gérante
... Surgeon
AF
Annie Fargue...
... Maurice
... L'invité pressé au vernissage (uncredited)
... La patronne de l'auberge
... L'invité au vernissage (uncredited)
... Sala
... L'artiste qui a besoin de lumière (uncredited)
... Une invitée au vernissage (uncredited)
... Le spécialiste au vernissage (uncredited)
RF
René Floriot... Un invité au vernissage (uncredited)
... Le journaliste au vernissage (uncredited)
JG
Jean Gold... Un invité au vernissage (uncredited)
Produced By
... Casting
... Producer