Augustine (2012)

Directed by

Alice Winocour

Genre

drama film, erotic film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 72 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A neurologist begins a complicated attraction with a young woman who is his patient. Their relationship blurs the line between treatment and obsession in a 19th century hospital setting.

intenseatmosphericslow-burnpsychologically chargedrestrainedvisually sombererotichistoric

What happens

Augustine is a 2012 French historical erotic drama film written and directed by Alice Winocour, in her feature directorial debut. It follows a love affair between French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot and his patient Louise Augustine Gleizes, who was known as Augustine or A. In reality, there was no sexual relationship between the two. The film had its world premiere at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival in the Special Screenings section and was later screened at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival in the Discovery section. It was released theatrically in France on 7 November 2012, and was given a limited release in the United States on 17 May 2013 by Music Box Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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