The Forbidden Woman (1997)
- Original title
- La Femme défendue
- Directed by
- Philippe Harel
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 29 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
An older married man pursues a younger woman. The camera rarely leaves her face as the seduction unfolds.
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What happens
The Forbidden Woman (French: La Femme défendue) is a 1997 French drama film directed by Philippe Harel. It was entered into the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. The film portrays the seduction of a young woman by an older married man; the film is focused on the face of the young woman, rarely on her lover or other people. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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