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Human Desire Becomes Almost Kinky In 'The Duchess of Langeais'new
If you've been feasting on a steady cinematic diet of superhero blockbusters this summer, this adaptation of Honore de Balzac's novel, directed by lesser known (in this country) French New Wave alumnus Jacques Rivette, is like switching to Melba toast after too many banana splits.
Baltimore City Paper |
Violet Glaze |
07-29-2008 |
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Jacques Rivette Adapts a Classic of French Realist Fictionnew
The Duchess of Langeais is a work of extraordinarily subtle beauty and concentrated meaning.
Courting Dangernew
Aristocrats play complicated mating games in The Duchess of Langeais.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
04-01-2008 |
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Feminin, Masculinnew
Jacques Rivette fights the battle of the sexes.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
02-29-2008 |
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