completed movie Subtext GL
The Captive (2000)
La Captive
Ariane lives with Simon in his large Paris flat. Simon is obsessed with her: he wants to know everything about her, secretly follows her when she goes out, asks questions all the time, even in the most intimate moments. Ariane seems to take it all in stride, but Simon realises that she's hiding something.
🏳️🌈 Chantal Akerman's Marcel Proust adaptation features a deeply intense, obsessive, and highly sáfic-coded jealousy loop, tracking a wealthy man who spies on a woman to uncover her secret lesbian affairs.
Cast
Sylvie Testud Ariane
Stanislas Merhar Simon
Olivia Bonamy Andrée
Liliane Rovère Françoise, the maid
Bérénice Bejo Sarah
Aurore Clément Léa, the actress
Anna Mouglalis Isabelle
Xavier Morange Painter
Françoise Bertin The grandmother
Vanessa Larré Hélène
Samuel Tasinaje Levy
Jean Borodine The chauffeur
Adeline Chaudron Prostitute
Sophie Assante The singing woman
Christophe Gendreau Bellboy
Sébastien Haddouk Painter
Stanislas Januskiewicz Matre d'hotel
Laurence Guillet Receptionist
Pascal Erizabal Hotel porter
Claude Hermann Voice on radio