Chinese Version
La Captive (Belgium / France)
The Captive
Truth or imagination?
Director: Chantal Akerman
Cast: Stanislas Merhar Sylvie Testud
Footage: 118min
Year: 2000
The film opens with grainy Super-8 footage showing Ariane and her female friends rollicking on a beach. Ariane's boyfriend Simon proves to be a fanatically jealous lover; he subjects her to surveillance and endless questions about her whereabouts. Ariane answers his inquires vaguely to maintain at least a modicum of privacy, which only fuels Simon's suspicions that she is leading a double life as a lesbian. When Simon tries to break off the relationship, they end up on a road trip to the sea, resulting in tragic consequences.
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Works of the same director
