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The Duchess of Langeais
The Duchess of Langeais
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/10
442 Ratings

THE DUCHESS OF LANGEAIS

Ne touchez pas la hache

Directed by Jacques Rivette
France, Italy, 2007
Drama, Romance, History

Synopsis

General Montriveau, having returned from the Napoleonic Wars in despair, quickly becomes enamored with Duchess Langeais. Across a series of nocturnal visitations, the Duchess mercilessly toys with her hot-tempered suitor, as the machinations of a shadowy conspiracy unfold in the background…

Synopsis

General Montriveau, having returned from the Napoleonic Wars in despair, quickly becomes enamored with Duchess Langeais. Across a series of nocturnal visitations, the Duchess mercilessly toys with her hot-tempered suitor, as the machinations of a shadowy conspiracy unfold in the background…