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The Captive
2000 1h 58m Chantal Akerman

The Captive

★ 6.0 IMDb
Drama Romance Made in Europe Music & Musical
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.
Writers Chantal Akerman, Eric de Kuyper
Cast Sylvie Testud, Stanislas Merhar, Olivia Bonamy, Liliane Rovère
DP Sabine Lancelin
Production Designer Christian Marti
Music Imogen Cooper
Essays and Criticism
On Chantal Akerman
Columns | Film Art | Orphans and Maniacs: Chantal Akerman’s Maniac Summer by Andrea Picard, Cinema Scope Chantal Akerman in Exile by David Schwartz, MUBI Notebook No Room of One’s Own. Exile and Exodus in the Works of Chantal Akerman by Bart Versteirt, photogénie Making Sense of Life Without Her: On Chantal Akerman by Louis Spong, Little White Lies
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Awards & Festivals
Selection 2000 Cannes Film Festival
Nominated European Film Award for Best Actress
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