The Captive(La Captive)
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France, Belgium · 2000
1h 58m
Director Chantal Akerman
Starring Sylvie Testud, Stanislas Merhar, Olivia Bonamy, Liliane Rovère
Genre Drama, Romance
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An adaptation of Proust's "La Prisoniere" (book five of "Remembrance of Things Past"). Set in Paris, France, it is a serious tale of a tragic and dysfunctional love.
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