|
Maîtresse
''Maîtresse'' (French for "mistress" or "teacher") is a 1975 French sex comedy film co-written and directed by Barbet Schroeder, starring Bulle Ogier and, in one of his earliest leading roles, Gérard Depardieu. The film provoked controversy in the United Kingdom and the United States due to its graphic depictions of BDSM. Plot Olivier, a naive provincial, comes to Paris and looks up a friend, who enlists him to sell books door to door. Ariane, an attractive young woman in her dressing gown asks them in to help, as the bath she was running has overflowed. Asked about the apartment beneath, she says the owners are away. That night the two break in to rob the place, and find it is the torture chamber of a professional dominatrix. In fact it is Ariane's workplace and she catches the intruders, asking Olivier for brief help with a client and paying him afterwards. Olivier becomes her live-in lover, thinking he will be the strong man for a vulnerable woman, but she is older, tougher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbet Schroeder
Barbet Schroeder (born 26 August 1941) is an Iranian-born Swiss film director and producer who started his career in French cinema in the 1960s, working with directors such as Jean-Luc Godard and Jacques Rivette. Since the late 1980s, he has directed many big budget Hollywood films, often mixing melodrama with the thriller genre in films like '' Single White Female, Kiss of Death'', and '' Murder by Numbers''. He has been nominated for the Palme d'Or for his 1987 film ''Barfly'', and an Academy Award for Best Director for his 1990 film '' Reversal of Fortune''. Biography Schroeder was born in Tehran, Iran, the son of Ursula, a German physician, and Jean-William Schroeder, a Swiss geologist. From ages 6 to 11, he lived in Colombia where his father was a diplomat for the Swiss government. Both he and his family then left for France, where he studied at the Sorbonne in Paris. Schroeder's production company " Les Films du Losange", founded by him at age 23, produced some of the be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Films Du Losange
Les films du losange is a film production company founded by Barbet Schroeder and Éric Rohmer in 1962. The company funds and distributes many films from the French nouvelle vague era, directed by Rohmer, Schroeder, Roger Planchon, Jacques Rivette, and later on Michael Haneke and Jacques Doillon Jacques Doillon (; born 15 March 1944) is a French film director. He has a habit of giving lead roles to inexperienced young actresses in his films on family life and women. Some actresses to break through are Fanny Bastien, Sandrine Bonnaire, .... In January 2022, Les films du losange acquired the catalogue of French director Jean Eustache. Partial filmography References External links Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Films du losange, Les Éric Rohmer Film production companies of France Mass media companies established in 1962 1962 establishments in France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliott Stein
Elliott Stein (December 5, 1928 – November 7, 2012) was an American journalist and historian. In the 1950s he managed a literary review in Paris: "Janus." He also wrote for the review "Bizarre" with Kenneth Anger. He worked with Anger on Anger's book ''Hollywood Babylon.'' In the years 1960–1970 he was a film critic in Paris for the Financial Times and for Village Voice. Back in New York in the 1970s, Stein wrote for the Village Voice and publishers like "Criterion". He wrote regularly for Film Comment and Sight and Sound. He is referred to in the diaries and memoirs of Ned Rorem, Susan Sontag, John Ashbery and Richard Olney. He wrote '' New York City Inferno'' (1978) and ''Secrets of Sex'' (1970) and made a video-interview with himself (2005). He played in some movies: '' Les Coeurs Verts'' (1965) by Édouard Luntz Édouard Luntz (8 August 1931 – 26 February 2009) was a French film director. He directed nine films between 1959 and 1973. His 1966 film '' Les coeu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadism And Masochism In Fiction
The role of sadism and masochism in fiction has attracted serious scholarly attention. Anthony Storr has commented that the volume of sadomasochist pornography shows that sadomasochistic interest is widespread in Western society; John Kucich has noted the importance of masochism in late-19th-century British colonial fiction. This article presents appearances of sadomasochism in literature and works of fiction in the various media. Novels Titles are sorted in chronological order. Pre-19th century *'' Aloisiae Sigaeae, Toletanae, Satyra sotadica de arcanis Amoris et Veneris'' (1660) by Nicolas Chorier, translated into English as ''A Dialogue between a Married Woman and a Maid'' in various editions. depicts an older woman giving sexual instruction to a younger, recommending the spiritual and erotic benefits of a flogging. *''Fanny Hill'' (1749) by John Cleland – depicts mutual flagellation, between Fanny and an English client. The understanding of flagellation is in transition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulle Ogier
Bulle Ogier (born Marie-France Thielland; 9 August 1939) is a French actress and screenwriter. She adopted the professional surname Ogier, which was her mother's maiden name. Her first appearance on screen was in ''Voilà l'Ordre'', a short film directed by Jacques Baratier with a number of the then-emerging young singers of the 1960s in France, including Boris Vian, Claude Nougaro, etc. She worked with Jacques Rivette ('' L'amour fou'', ''Céline et Julie vont en bateau'', '' Duelle'', ''Le Pont du Nord, La Bande des Quatre''), Luis Buñuel (''Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie''), Alain Tanner ('' La Salamandre''), René Allio, Claude Lelouch, Jean-Paul Civeyrac (''All the Fine Promises'' Prix Jean Vigo), Marguerite Duras, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Barbet Schroeder, and others. Ogier was awarded the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti in 1972. Family life Ogier is married to producer and director Barbet Schroeder. She had a daughter, Pascale (1958–1984), who adopted her mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominatrix
A dominatrix (; ) or femdom is a woman who takes the dominant role in BDSM activities. A dominatrix can be of any sexual orientation, but this does not necessarily limit the genders of her submissive partners. Dominatrices are known for inflicting physical pain on their submissive subjects, but this is not done in every case. In some instances erotic humiliation is used, such as verbal humiliation or the assignment of humiliating tasks. Dominatrices also make use of other forms of servitude. A dominatrix is typically a paid professional (''pro-domme'') as the term ''dominatrix'' is little-used within the non-professional BDSM scene. Terminology and etymology ''Dominatrix'' is the feminine form of the Latin ''dominator'', a ruler or lord, and was originally used in a non-sexual sense. Its use in English dates back to at least 1561. Its earliest recorded use in the prevalent modern sense, as a female dominant in sadomasochism, dates to 1961.Pérez Seves, ''Eric Stanton & the His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BDSM In Culture And Media
BDSM (i.e., Bondage (sexual), bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, Sadomasochism, sadism and masochism) is a frequent theme in culture and media, including in books, films, television, music, magazines, Performance art, public performances and online media. Newspapers and magazines During the last decades, a wide variety of periodical publications have been published dealing with BDSM. Besides small independent publishing companies, organized groups were active in this field. Many have stopped publishing or transferred operations to the Internet. The German-language ''Schlagzeilen (BDSM), Schlagzeilen'' magazine started in 1988 as the group's internal newspaper and is an important BDSM publication in German-speaking countries today. Events and figures related to BDSM have been repeatedly spotlighted in the media. In 2002, ''The Washington Post' ran an article which said that Jack McGeorge, a munitions analyst for the UNMOVIC, was also a leader in the Washington, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos D'Alessio
Carlos d'Alessio (1935 – June 14, 1992) was an Argentina-born French composer. Life Carlos d'Alessio was born in Buenos Aires. He studied architecture and is interested in cinema and learn music. In 1962, he moved to New York and was introduced in the middle of the vanguard. In 1973, he drew the attention of the novelist Marguerite Duras, and became a filmmaker. The two then worked together several times. He died on June 14, 1992, in Paris. Scores External links Carlos D'Alessioat Internet Movie Database IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... (IMDb) 1935 births 1992 deaths French film score composers French male film score composers Biography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia Biography articles needing translation from German Wikipedia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holger Löwenadler
Holger Carl Minton Löwenadler (1 April 1904 – 18 June 1977) was a Swedish film actor. He starred in Ingmar Bergman's '' A Ship to India'' (1947). He appeared in ''Divorced'' (1951), which was written by Bergman. Other appearances include ''Lacombe Lucien'' (1974). Selected filmography * '' International Match'' (1932) - District Judge * ''Love and Dynamite'' (1933) - Axel * ''Karl Fredrik regerar'' (1934) - Striking man (uncredited) * '' Simon of Backabo'' (1934) - Charley * ''The Women Around Larsson'' (1934) - Detective * '' Ocean Breakers'' (1935) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''Skärgårdsflirt'' (1935) - Vasander * '' The Boys of Number Fifty Seven'' (1935) - Hoodlum's leader (uncredited) * '' Poor Millionaires'' (1936) - Hotel guet wearing pyjama * ''The Lady Becomes a Maid'' (1936) - Johan * ''En flicka kommer till sta'n'' (1937) - Anton B. Carlstrand * '' Russian Flu'' (1937) - Socialdemokratisk talare * '' Happy Vestköping'' (1937) - Krohn (uncredited) * ''Du gamla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Rouyer
André Rouyer (20 June 1929 – 28 January 1994) was a French film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1956 and 1994. Selected filmography * ''Pardonnez nos offenses'' (1956) * ''Rapt au deuxième bureau'' (1958) * ''Le concerto de la peur'' (1963) - Rif, le complice de Valdo * ''Angélique, Marquise des Anges'' (1964) - Clément Tonnel * ''The Vampire of Düsseldorf'' (1965) * ''La tête du client'' (1965) - Le gardien de prison (uncredited) * ''La Métamorphose des cloportes'' (1965) - Un client du cabaret (uncredited) * ''Et la femme créa l'amour'' (1966) - Un joueur de poker (uncredited) * ''Tender Scoundrel'' (1966) - Un turfiste (uncredited) * ''Is Paris Burning? (film), Is Paris Burning?'' (1966) - (uncredited) * ''Un idiot à Paris'' (1967) - Un étudiant (uncredited) * ''Mise à sac'' (1967) - Rotenbach * ''The Heist (1970 film), The Heist'' (1970) * ''La Horse'' (1970) -Un voisin * ''Last Leap'' (1970) - Salvade * ''Point de chute'' (1970) * ''L'amour, oui! Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu, CQ (, , ; born 27 December 1948) is a French actor, filmmaker, businessman and vineyard owner since 1989 who is one of the most prolific thespians in film history having completed over 250 films since 1967 almost exclusively as a lead. Depardieu has worked with over 150 film directors whose most notable collaborations include Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Maurice Pialat, Alain Resnais, Claude Chabrol, Ridley Scott and Bernardo Bertolucci. He is the second highest grossing actor in the history of French Cinema behind Louis de Funès. As of January 2022, his body of work also include countless television productions, 18 theatre plays, 16 records and 9 books. He is mostly known as a character actor and for having portrayed numerous leading historical and fictitious figures of the Western world including Georges Danton, Joseph Stalin, Honoré de Balzac, Alexandre Dumas, Auguste Rodin, Cyrano de Bergerac, Jean Valjean, Edmond Dantès, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s French-language Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
