The construction of the castle took two years and was entrusted to louis treasurer jean bourre and to louis close friend jean briconnet, the mayor of tours. Sep 19, 2004 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Assisted by the powerful group known as the thirteen, who subscribe to an. Starring jeanne balibar, guillaume depardieu, bulle ogier, michel piccoli, anne cantineau, mathias jung, barbet schroeder. Their story is told with a fair amount of passion, but its interior passion, bottled up, carrying them to a point far beyond what either one expects or desires. The film is about two elegant aristocrats whose stubborn compulsions eat them alive. Please, consider this image only as a reference, it will not always be the exact cover used in the edition of the published book. General montriveau, having returned from the napoleonic wars in despair, quickly becomes enamored with duchess langeais. Get a free e book by joining our mailing list today. Starring jeanne balibar, guillaume depardieu, bulle ogier, michel piccoli. The duchess of langeais is part of a trilogy starting with ferragus and ending with the girl with the golden eyes featuring spurned romance and a search for lost, unrequited love. And so, in spite of the fact that the duchess s carriage had waited before montriveaus. The history of the chateau of langeais the freelance. The duchess of langeais is a 2007 frenchitalian period drama film directed by jacques rivette.
The duchess of langeais stages its drama with the help of its enigmatic actors. Dont touch the axe is a damn near perfect adaptationtranslation, and this is coming from someone who is opposed to a cinema of literary adaptation and narrative. Sometimes it is not possible to find the cover corresponding to the book whose edition is published. I knew going in that balzacs the human comedy was not a single book, but i had to do a little research to better understand what it is. That night the general, with two friends, resolves to take her by force from the convent, and having forced an entrance they wander along the quiet passage until they find the door marked with the name which the duchess has adopted at the time of her taking the veil. In 1820s paris a married coquette plays a dangerous game with a smitten general. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Chief of the companions of duty and the girl with the. The pace is typically balzacienne as are the highly realistic character portrayals. Like rivettes camera moves, duchess is restrained and tasteful. By that time the revolution of the hundred days had let in the light on the mind of louis xviii.
It is part of his 1839 trilogy histoire des treize. And so, in spite of the fact that the duchesss carriage had waited before montriveaus. May 08, 2008 the duchess of langeais stages its drama with the help of its enigmatic actors. Jacques rivette the duchess of langeais movies the. Each of them has an interesting history and their own unique attraction. The duchesse of langeais in a spanish city on an island in the mediterranean, there stands a convent of the order of barefoot carmelites, where the rule instituted by st. Antoinette, the duchess of langeais, is the center of the brilliant postnapoleonic paris aristocratic society, a world which despite its elevated status seldom matters beyond form and carries little weight or influence in politics or business. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. If you like the duchess of langeais you are looking for serious, captivating and realistic movies about with obsession, kidnapping, nun, duchess, romance, soldier and couple relations themes of drama, music and romance genre shot in france or italy. In fact, this love story can be adequately summarized by its spatial dynamics. Some time after the napoleonic wars, a french general arrives on a sparsely populated spanish island in the mediterranean perhaps one of the balearic isles looking for someone.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Depardieu doesnt so much inhabit a role as embody a principle of hunky, craglike, inarticulate masculinity. By the french author, who, along with flaubert, is generally regarded as a foundingfather of realism in european fiction. Jacques rivettes duchess of langeais seems to me a nearly impeccable work of art beautiful, true, profound. Despite its achronological three segments, the film feels as linear as the direction of the footsteps that fill its soundtrack or the order of the pages of its book source. Depardieu doesnt so much inhabit a role as embody a principle. Best movies like the duchess of langeais bestsimilar. Jun 19, 2008 the lovers in the duchess of langeais never consummate their love, but it consummates them. The second phase of the castle began when king charles viis son, king louis xi decided to build a new chateau in langeais in 1465. I knew going in that balzacs the human comedy was not a single book, but i had to do a little research to better understand what it is balzac was an extraordinarily prolific fellow. The duchess of langeais posted by serena donadoni on wed, apr 2, 2008 at 12. The duchess of langeais i suppose is the films official title, and i guess ill refer to it as such.
The duchess of langeais by honore balzac overdrive. The lovers in the duchess of langeais never consummate their love, but it consummates them. Antoinette is the duchess of langeais, a married coquette who frequents the most extravagant balls in 1820s paris during the restoration, where hypocrisy and vanity reign. Jun 20, 2008 the duchess of langeais 2007, nr, 7 min. Feb 22, 2008 jacques rivettes duchess of langeais seems to me a nearly impeccable work of art beautiful, true, profound. Aristocratic, straight to the point and efficient film. The duchess of langeais the scene detroit metro times. Jacques rivette the duchess of langeais movies the new. This was rivettes second to last feature, and i almost wish it was his very last because its something of a film.
Like its central character, the duchess of langeais is at. Based on balzacs 1834 short novel and set against the french restoration. The recognition is mutual and the duchess flees to her cell. Across a series of nocturnal visitations, the duchess mercilessly toys with her hottempered suitor, as the machinations of a shadowy conspiracy unfold in the background. On the advice of one of his this is one of the three novelettes that are grouped together as the history of the thirteen, along with ferragus.
Nevertheless, the duchess is the unattainable woman all men want as a mistress and she refuses them all. At times plodding and dialogue heavy, the duchess of langeais is nevertheless an intriguing and rewarding. Theresa is still preserved with all the first rigor of the reformation brought about by that illustrious woman. The duchess of langeais 2007 directed by jacques rivette. Across a series of nocturnal visitations, the duchess mercilessly toys with her hottempered suitor, as the machinations.
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