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Maitresse: Dual Format Edition RRP 19.99

Certificate

1976

Runtime: 113 mins

Colour

France

Language(s): French

Subtitles: English, optional

Published/distributed by BFI

ISBN/EAN: 5035673010419

Ratio 1.66:1

Region 2 / B

Price: £13.00
(Including VAT at 20%)

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Maitresse: Dual Format Edition RRP 19.99

Schroeder, Barbet; Release date: 5 Nov 2012

This is the world premiere on Blu-ray (as part of this BFI Dual Format Edition), of this controversial film from director Barbet Schroeder (Barfly, Single White Female, The Valley).

When petty thief Olivier (played by a youthful Gerard Depardieu) breaks into an unassuming Parisian apartment, he inadvertently enters the world of leather-clad dominatrix Ariane (Bulle Ogier), who entertains clients in her black marble dungeon. Olivier's fascination with Ariane soon turns to love, forcing him to question his own assumptions about sex, perversion and power.

Barbet Schroeder's controversial film features graphic scenes of torture and fetishism and was confined to a handful of club cinemas on its original release. Presented here fully uncut and in a new director-approved High Definition transfer, Maitresse is a stylish love story (featuring costumes by Karl Lagerfeld) with a dark undertone.

Extras
* Presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition
* Domestic Masochism: Barbet Schroeder's Maitresse (2012, 28 mins): Dr Patricia MacCormack and Edward Lamberti analyse key scenes and themes from Maitresse.
* Theatrical trailers for Maitresse, More (1960) and The Valley (1972).
* Illustrated booklet featuring a newly commissioned essay by Dr Patricia MacCormack, a new interview with Barbet Schroeder, and the BBFC's Craig Lapper on the history of the film's censorship

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