Synopsis
At a Spanish cloister, a celebrated French general of the Napoleonic Wars recognizes the voice of one of the nuns and recalls how, five years ago, she was the Duchess of Langeais, and he her most persistent suitor.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes70%
Metacritic74/100
27 audience votes
Key crew
- Jacques RivetteDirector
- Pascal BonitzerWriter
- Pierre AllioOriginal Music Composer
- Jacques RivetteWriter
- Christine LaurentWriter
Cast
- Jeanne BalibarAntoinette de Langeais
- Guillaume DepardieuArmand de Montriveau
- Bulle OgierPrincess de Blamont-Chauvry
- Michel PiccoliVidame de Pamiers
- Anne CantineauClara de Serizy
- Thomas DurandDe Marsay
- Nicholas BouchaudDe Trailles
- Mathias JungJulien
- Victoria ZinnyLe Mere superieure
- Remo GironeLe confesseur au couvent
- Beppe ChiericiL'alcade
- Paul ChevillardDuc de Navarreins
Stills
Themes
paris, francebased on novel or bookgeneralkidnappingobsessionsecret societyunrequited loveperiod dramahigh societyduchess19th centuryvengeance