The read
It runs a compact 26m.
Synopsis
This fairy-tale-like drama, based on a 1904 short story by American poet and feminist author Renée Vivien, tells two opposing versions of the same narrative: one told verbally by Pierre Lenoir, a male narrator at a Victorian dinner party; the other told visually through the behavior of an unnamed woman who meets him on a fantasy cargo boat. The intercutting of the two stories creates a tension between the different world views of the woman and the man.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Greta SchillerDirector
- Greta SchillerScreenplay
Cast
- Alex KingstonThe Woman
- Marcus GilbertPierre Lenoir
- Amelia BullmoreMadame Plaisir
- Gillian HannaMadame Printemps
- Vicky LicorishCast
- Seiriol ThomasCast
- Robin GriffithCast