Women in Trouble: Love and Desire in Francophone Cinema
(NR) France/Italy – 1 hr 40 min – with subtitles
1967 · d. Luis Buñuel
Starring Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli
A secret job in a high-class bordello allows a bored Parisian housewife to explore her fantasies, but when a client becomes possessive, she must try to return to her previous life. Catherine Deneuve gives an iconic performance in Luis Buñuel’s provocative arthouse classic. Stick around for a post-film discussion!
This screening is part of the Women in Trouble French and Francophone Film Festival, presented with Film Studies at Bryn Mawr College and supported by the Albertine Cinematheque, a program of Albertine Foundation & Villa Albertine.
