The Duchess of Langeais (2006)

Original title

Ne touchez pas la hache

Directed by

Jacques Rivette

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

2h 17m

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set in the 1820s, this drama follows two lovers caught in a tormented and frustrating relationship. Their passion is tangled with pride and social constraints. The film focuses on the emotional push and pull between them.

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What happens

The Duchess of Langeais is a 2007 French-Italian period drama film directed by Jacques Rivette. Its original French title is Ne touchez pas la hache ("Don't touch the axe"). It is based on the 1834 novel of the same name by Honoré de Balzac. The film stars Jeanne Balibar and Guillaume Depardieu as lovers in the 1820s, who are involved in a tormented and frustrating relationship. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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