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La Captive

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La Captive (2001)

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Reviews Counted: 9 Fresh: 6  Rotten:3 Average Rating: 6.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Synopsis:
The fifth volume of Marcel Proust's legendary novel REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST is the source for veteran French feminist filmmaker Chantal Akerman's remarkable film LA CAPTIVE. Following a theme common in her past films--the impossibility of true knowledge of the other, Akerman crafts a... [More]
The fifth volume of Marcel Proust's legendary novel REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST is the source for veteran French feminist filmmaker Chantal Akerman's remarkable film LA CAPTIVE. Following a theme common in her past films--the impossibility of true knowledge of the other, Akerman crafts a severe and stilted chamber drama out of Proust's evocative and poetic text. Simon (Stansilas Merhar) is a wealthy and sensitive French man living in a posh, if cloistered, life in Paris. Ariane (Sylvie Testud) is Simon's lover and constant companion, as well as the subject of his irritated obsessions. Not satisfied with merely loving Ariane, Simon aches to have absolute knowledge of her-- her past, her present, her thoughts, and her deeds. When having her accompanied at every moment does not satisfy him, Simon begins to follow her everywhere she goes, questioning acquaintances, and constructing elaborate fictions around her every action. Suspecting her of a secret life filled with love for other women and a true happiness to which he is not privileged, Simon attempts to penetrate Ariane's aloof and opaque façade, only to bring their impossible love to a breaking point. Akerman's tight and constrained style, assisted by stylized acting, creates a complex and compelling portrait of the tragedy inherent in love. [Less]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Stanislas Merhar, Sylvie Testud, Liliane Rovere, Aurore Clement, Olivia Bonamy

Director: Chantal Akerman
Screenwriter: Chantal Akerman, Eric de Kuyper
Producer: Paolo Branco

DVD Info

Release:

May 10, 2005

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • (unspecified) - French
  • Subtitles - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Interviews - 1. Sylvie Testud - Director/Star
  • Trailer - 1. Original French Trailer

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... meditative exploration of a dark, obsessive and possessive love.

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This film represents a perfect match of filmmaker and material.

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05/09/02 06:52 PM
Ken Fox
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La Captive is so good that it makes amends for A Couch in New York, Akerman's simply dreadful 1996 English-language love story.

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05/09/02 06:50 PM
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It's like an even more inert version of Antonioni’s L’Avventura without the overriding mystery that made that film so compelling and enduring.

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05/08/02 04:23 PM
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A gently captivating, deceptively austere work.

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05/07/01 08:52 AM
David Wood
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The investigation into passion is intriguing, but sadly, the solemnity suppresses the fascination.

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04/23/01 11:19 AM
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