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Love Rites (1987)

Love Rites poster
Original title
Cérémonie d'amour
Directed by
Walerian Borowczyk
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a man and a woman who engage in a ritualistic and erotic relationship. Their encounters blur the line between fantasy and reality.

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What happens

Love Rites (also known as Cérémonie d'amour) is a 1987 erotic French film directed by Walerian Borowczyk and starring Mathieu Carrière and Marina Pierro. The film is based on the novel Tout Disparaitra by André Pieyre de Mandiargues. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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