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- | '''''La Belle captive''''' ([[1983]]) is a [[French film]] [[feature film]] by [[Alain Robbe-Grillet]] produced by [[Anatole Dauman]]'s [[Argos Films]]. The film stars [[Daniel Mesguich]], [[Gabrielle Lazure]], [[Cyrielle Claire]], [[Daniel Emilfork]], [[Roland Dubillard]], [[François Chaumette]] | + | '''''La Belle captive''''' ([[1983]]) is a [[French film]] by [[Alain Robbe-Grillet]] produced by [[Anatole Dauman]]'s [[Argos Films]]. |
- | == External links == | + | The film is named after a [[La Belle captive (series of Magritte paintings)|series of paintings]] by [[René Magritte]], and is also the name of a 1975 [[photonovel]], ''[[La Belle Captive: A Novel]]'' written by Robbe-Grillet and illustrated with Magritte’s paintings. |
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- | * http://esotika.blogspot.com/2007/03/la-belle-captive-alain-robbe-grillet.html | + | "La Belle Captive"[http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:nl:official&q=%22La+Belle+captive%22+magritte+1931&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=75584l76869l1l77286l5l5l0l0l0l0l610l1922l3-1.2.1l4l0&um=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1280&bih=871&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=-BfzToKMJY_G-QbBxbDMAQ#um=1&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:nl%3Aofficial&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=%22La+Belle+captive%22+magritte+&pbx=1&oq=%22La+Belle+captive%22+magritte+&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=20640l20640l0l20879l1l1l0l0l0l0l0l0ll0l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=1463b27f9da3ceaa&biw=1280&bih=871] is an extended series of over a dozen paintings, worked on during four decades, with its primary subject the [[easel]], suggesting art and reality held captive. |
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+ | The film stars [[Daniel Mesguich]], [[Gabrielle Lazure]], [[Cyrielle Claire]], [[Daniel Emilfork]], [[Roland Dubillard]], [[François Chaumette]] | ||
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+ | ==Cast== | ||
+ | * [[Daniel Mesguich]] as Walter Raim | ||
+ | * [[Cyrielle Clair]] as Sara Zeitgeist | ||
+ | * [[Daniel Emilfork]] as Inspector Francis | ||
+ | * [[François Chaumette]] as Dr. Morgentodt | ||
+ | * [[Gabrielle Lazure]] as Marie-Ange van de Reeves | ||
+ | * [[Gilles Arbona]] as Le barman | ||
+ | * [[Arielle Dombasle]] as La femme hystérique | ||
+ | * [[Jean-Claude Leguay]] as Le cycliste | ||
+ | * [[Nancy Van Slyke]] as La serveuse | ||
+ | * [[Denis Fouqueray]] as Le valet (as Denis Foucray) | ||
+ | * [[Michel Auclair]] as La voix de Walter, off (voice) | ||
+ | * [[Roland Dubillard]] as Prof van de Reeves | ||
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+ | ==Release== | ||
+ | ''La Belle captive'' was released in France in 1983; it was distributed by Argos Films. The film was entered into the [[33rd Berlin International Film Festival]]. In a review, Tim Lucas noted that it was "not especially successful in France, but it was one of (Robbe-Grillet's) most popular films abroad." | ||
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+ | Lucas also noted that ''[[Sight & Sound]]'' Alain Robbe-Grillet is "said to be rigorously protective of his films -- despite their exploitable elements of sex, mystery, fetishism and even supernatural horror -- not wishing them to become associated with the similar though less cerebral works of fellow oneirics and eroticists like [[Jean Rollin]] and [[Jess Franco]]; consequently, they have had virtually no authorised presence on home video apart from an academically issued limited edition of SECAM tapes in the 1980s." A DVD of the ''La Belle captive'' was released by Koch Lorber in 2007. | ||
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+ | ==Reception== | ||
+ | Critic Tim Lucas (''Sight & Sound'') described the film as "Robbe-Grillet lite. Its lead actors fail to fascinate and it lacks the hypnotic allure that distinguished ''[[Last Year at Marienbad|Marienbad]]'' and ''[[L'Immortelle]]''." Lucas opined that the film may "have been more involving, one imagines, had its allusions been subtitled, rather than its narcissistic dialogue and narration." but that the film still "shares the self-reflexive sense of humour of Robbe-Grillet's ''[[Trans-Europ-Express (film)|Trans-Europ Express]]'' and that "several of (cinematographer) Alekan's images are appropriately captivating." | ||
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+ | Michael Brooke (''[[Sight & Sound]]'') noted that despite the DVD cover's comparison to [[David Lynch]]'s ''[[Eraserhead]]'', ''La Belle captive'' was "Alain Robbe-Grillet's most explicit tribute to the original French Surrealist movement.", noting that "Robbe-Grillet constantly undermines narrative, temporal and spatial expectations at every turn while teasing the viewer with iconography drawn from [[René Magritte|Magritte]], American thrillers, [[F.W. Murnau|Murnau]]'s ''[[Nosferatu (1922 film)|Nosferatu]]'' and much else. It's tempting to assume that the somewhat vacant lead performances are absolutely as intended, the better to offset Daniel Emilfork's grotesque police investigator, smirking at knowledge that he's withholding from everyone else." | ||
+ | ==See also== | ||
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+ | *[[La Belle captive (series of Magritte paintings)]] | ||
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La Belle captive (1983) is a French film by Alain Robbe-Grillet produced by Anatole Dauman's Argos Films.
The film is named after a series of paintings by René Magritte, and is also the name of a 1975 photonovel, La Belle Captive: A Novel written by Robbe-Grillet and illustrated with Magritte’s paintings.
"La Belle Captive"[1] is an extended series of over a dozen paintings, worked on during four decades, with its primary subject the easel, suggesting art and reality held captive.
The film stars Daniel Mesguich, Gabrielle Lazure, Cyrielle Claire, Daniel Emilfork, Roland Dubillard, François Chaumette
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Cast
- Daniel Mesguich as Walter Raim
- Cyrielle Clair as Sara Zeitgeist
- Daniel Emilfork as Inspector Francis
- François Chaumette as Dr. Morgentodt
- Gabrielle Lazure as Marie-Ange van de Reeves
- Gilles Arbona as Le barman
- Arielle Dombasle as La femme hystérique
- Jean-Claude Leguay as Le cycliste
- Nancy Van Slyke as La serveuse
- Denis Fouqueray as Le valet (as Denis Foucray)
- Michel Auclair as La voix de Walter, off (voice)
- Roland Dubillard as Prof van de Reeves
Release
La Belle captive was released in France in 1983; it was distributed by Argos Films. The film was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. In a review, Tim Lucas noted that it was "not especially successful in France, but it was one of (Robbe-Grillet's) most popular films abroad."
Lucas also noted that Sight & Sound Alain Robbe-Grillet is "said to be rigorously protective of his films -- despite their exploitable elements of sex, mystery, fetishism and even supernatural horror -- not wishing them to become associated with the similar though less cerebral works of fellow oneirics and eroticists like Jean Rollin and Jess Franco; consequently, they have had virtually no authorised presence on home video apart from an academically issued limited edition of SECAM tapes in the 1980s." A DVD of the La Belle captive was released by Koch Lorber in 2007.
Reception
Critic Tim Lucas (Sight & Sound) described the film as "Robbe-Grillet lite. Its lead actors fail to fascinate and it lacks the hypnotic allure that distinguished Marienbad and L'Immortelle." Lucas opined that the film may "have been more involving, one imagines, had its allusions been subtitled, rather than its narcissistic dialogue and narration." but that the film still "shares the self-reflexive sense of humour of Robbe-Grillet's Trans-Europ Express and that "several of (cinematographer) Alekan's images are appropriately captivating."
Michael Brooke (Sight & Sound) noted that despite the DVD cover's comparison to David Lynch's Eraserhead, La Belle captive was "Alain Robbe-Grillet's most explicit tribute to the original French Surrealist movement.", noting that "Robbe-Grillet constantly undermines narrative, temporal and spatial expectations at every turn while teasing the viewer with iconography drawn from Magritte, American thrillers, Murnau's Nosferatu and much else. It's tempting to assume that the somewhat vacant lead performances are absolutely as intended, the better to offset Daniel Emilfork's grotesque police investigator, smirking at knowledge that he's withholding from everyone else."
See also