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The Captive

The Captive

2000 · 119 min · FR · 5.7 (72 votes)
Dir. Chantal Akerman · Starring Sylvie Testud, Stanislas Merhar, Olivia Bonamy, Liliane Rovère, Bérénice Bejo, Aurore Clément
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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.

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A suffocating descent into possessive love and paranoia. This film feels like a fever dream, trapping you in the suffocating grip of obsession and unravelling desire. It's a haunting exploration of a love that consumes.

intenseobsessiveclaustrophobicmelancholicdesperateslow-burnarthousepsychological dramacharacter studyEuropean cinemaobsessionloveparanoiadesireself-destruction
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