Hécate (1982)

Directed by

Daniel Schmid

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

France, Switzerland

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

16

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A love story set in colonial Morocco. A European diplomat becomes obsessed with a mysterious American woman, and their affair unfolds against the backdrop of a fading empire.

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What happens

Hécate is a 1982 Swiss drama film directed and co-written by Daniel Schmid. Adapted from Paul Morand’s novel Hécate et ses chiens, it stars Bernard Giraudeau and Lauren Hutton and follows a love story set in colonial-era Morocco. The film premiered in 1982 and was screened in competition at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival in 1983. It was later screened at festivals including Buenos Aires, Ankara and Zurich. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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