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Jeanne Balibar
Ne touchez pas la hache (The Duchess of Langeais)
Jacques Rivette
France, 2007
35 mm | 137 min | Colour | French | VOSC
Production: Martine Marignac, Maurice Tinchant
Screenplay: Jacques Rivette
Photography: William Lubtchansky
Editor: Nicole Lubtchansky
Music: Pierre Allio
Sound: Floriean Eidenbenz
Actors: Jeanne Balibar, Guillaume Depardieu, Michel Piccoli, Bulle Ogier.
Sinopsis
General Armand de Montriveau falls in love with the beguiling Antoinette de Langeais, who draws him into a calculated game of seduction in which she repeatedly rejects him. Despite his heartfelt declarations, his love remains unrequited. When, humiliated, he seeks revenge, Antoinette’s passion is finally kindled, but now it could be too late.
Festivals
Festival Internacional de Cinema de Berlín 2007
Festival de Cine Europeo de Sevilla 2007
Nominació Millor Pel·lícula Europea - Premis Gaudí Acadèmia del Cinema català 2009