La Captive (2000)

Directed by

Chantal Akerman

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Belgium

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

U

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 68 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A man obsessively monitors his lover's movements and interactions because he cannot trust her. The film explores his jealousy and control within their tense relationship.

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What happens

The Captive (La Captive) is a 2000 drama film written and directed by Chantal Akerman and featuring Olivia Bonamy, Sylvie Testud and Stanislas Merhar. This French-language film is loosely based on Marcel Proust's novel La Prisonnière. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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