cc New digital transfer, supervised by director Barbet Schroeder, with restored image and sound and enhanced for widescreen televisions Exclusive video interview with Schroeder New essay by film critic Elliott Stein New and improved English subtitle translation Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition Audio: DD1
Genre: Comedy Release Date: 02/03/2004 SubTitles: English Dubbed: French Sound: DD1 Run Time: 112 Minutes Flags: Not For Children Distributor/Studio: Criterion
For a change, the character portrayed by Gérard Depardieu in Maîtresse is relatively normal; it is the world around him which has gone slightly mad. Looking for a measure of affection and companionship, Olivier (Depardieu) crosses the path of the lovely Ariane (Bulle Ogier). She happens to be a professional dominatrix-and from the evidence we're presented, she's one of the most accomplished of her ilk. How this mismatched (to put it mildly) relationship can possibly work is the core of Maîtresse.