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The Last Mistress (2007)

The Last Mistress poster
Original title
Une vieille maîtresse
Directed by
Catherine Breillat
Genre
drama film, erotic film, romance film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 54m
Rated
15
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 74 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In 1830s Paris, a nobleman prepares to marry a young woman while his long-time mistress, a fiery Spanish woman, refuses to let him go. The film shows the stormy relationship between the two lovers and the choice he must make.

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What happens

The Last Mistress (French: Une vieille maîtresse, literally "An old mistress") is a 2007 French-Italian film based on the novel Une vieille maîtresse by the French writer Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly. It stars Asia Argento and Fu'ad Aït Aattou as the two main characters. The movie was directed by the French filmmaker Catherine Breillat and was selected for the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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