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L'etreinte (1969)
Directed by Pierre Drouot, Paul Collet
Adventure, Drama, Romance · 1h 43m
L’Étreinte (1969) is a sharp, provocative Franco-Belgian psychological drama that masterfully subverts power dynamics through an erotic lens. Heavily inspired by The Story of O, the film tracks Gisèle, an innocent runaway who becomes a housemaid—and subsequent sex slave—to Michel, a wealthy playboy. What begins as a classic tale of bourgeois exploitation takes a radical turn when a visiting friend awakens Gisèle to her own alienation. In a striking third-act shift, the film flips the master-servant dynamic, leaving the oppressor completely subjugated by his former victim..
Cast
Nathalie Vernier
Laetitia Sorel
Bernard Graczyk
Crew
- Director
- Pierre Drouot, Paul Collet
- Editor
- Jean-Claude Serny, Daniel de Valck, Francis Collignon
- Producer
- Paul Collet, Pierre Drouot, Henry Lange
Details
- Release date
- 1969-01-01
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- Belgium, France
- Production
- Showking Films, Maya Films