La captive
La Captive
France • 2000
Director
Synopsis
Adapting the fifth volume of Marcel Proust’s “In Search of Lost Time,” Chantal Akerman transforms the material into a mesmerizing study of voyeurism, control, and sexual obsession centered on the relationship between a possessive young man (Stanislas Merhar) and his passive lover (Sylvie Testud), whom he is convinced is carrying on a lesbian affair. As he relentlessly stalks her every move, the two find themselves imprisoned in a cycle of jealousy, erotic longing, and self-destruction.
Synopsis
Adapting the fifth volume of Marcel Proust’s “In Search of Lost Time,” Chantal Akerman transforms the material into a mesmerizing study of voyeurism, control, and sexual obsession centered on the relationship between a possessive young man (Stanislas Merhar) and his passive lover (Sylvie Testud), whom he is convinced is carrying on a lesbian affair. As he relentlessly stalks her every move, the two find themselves imprisoned in a cycle of jealousy, erotic longing, and self-destruction.
Credits
Crew
DirectorChantal Akerman
WriterEric de Kuyper, Chantal Akerman
CinematographerSabine Lancelin
EditorClaire Atherton
ProducerPaulo Branco
Cast
Sylvie Testudas Ariane
Stanislas Merharas Simon
Olivia Bonamyas Andrée
Liliane Rovèreas Françoise, the maid