Maîtresse (1976)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Barbet Schroeder

Writers:

Barbet Schroeder (writer)
Paul Voujargol (writer)

Release Date:

1976 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

She will open your eyes.

Plot:

A common thief (Depardieu) breaks into the house of a professional dominatrix (Ogier), and begins to help her "train" her clients...

Plot Keywords:

Love | Dominatrix | Thief | Noose | Knife

Cast

Gérard Depardieu	...	Olivier
Bulle Ogier	...	Ariane
André Rouyer	...	Mario
Nathalie Keryan	...	Lucienne
Roland Bertin	...	Man in Cage
Tony Taffin	...	Emile
Holger Löwenadler	...	Gautier
Anny Bartanovski	...	Secretary
Serge Berry	...	Valet
Richard Caron	...	First Client
Pierre Devos	...	Bistrot Patron
Jeanne Herviale	...	Concierge
Michel Pilorgé	...	Male Guest
Cécile Pochet	...	Female Guest

Directed by
Barbet Schroeder

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Barbet Schroeder		writer
Paul Voujargol		writer

Produced by
Pierre Andrieux	....	producer

Original Music by
Carlos D'Alessio

Cinematography by
Néstor Almendros

Film Editing by
Denise de Casabianca

Costume Design by
Karl Lagerfeld

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jean-François Stévenin	....	assistant director

Camera and Electrical Department
Florent Bazin	....	second assistant camera

Production Companies

• Les Films du Losange
• Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont

Distributors

• Criterion Collection, The (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Guerilla Films (UK)
• Tinc Productions (USA) (subtitled)

Also Known As:

Mistress

Runtime:

112 min | Australia:112 min (uncut version) | UK:107 min (1981, cut)

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2004) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:(Banned) (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | France:-16 | Australia:R | USA:X | UK:18 (2003, uncut) | UK:R (original rating) | UK:X (heavily cut)

Company:

Les Films du Losange

Trivia:

It is claimed that Parisian masochists didn't merely volunteer for treatment in the Dungeon scenes, but actually paid for the privilege.

A very nice "initiation" to BDSM in a real movie

The big virtue of this movie is that it is a real movie, with a real story and a reasonable plot, with remarkable actors, which gives a nice introduction to some BDSM practices and lifestyle in quite a credible movie.

I really recommend it if you want to raise the topic of BDSM with someone...