The Last Mistress

The Last Mistress

2007 · 115 min · FR · 5.8 (78 votes)
Dir. Catherine Breillat · Starring Asia Argento, Fu'ad Aït Aattou, Roxane Mesquida, Claude Sarraute, Yolande Moreau, Michael Lonsdale
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Secrets, rumors and betrayals surround the upcoming marriage between a young dissolute man and virtuous woman of the French aristocracy.

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A decadent, sensual, and tragic exploration of forbidden desire amidst aristocratic excess. It feels like a lavishly staged, slow-burn descent into emotional turmoil, where beauty masks deep-seated pain and inevitable heartbreak.

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