Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the European Film Award for Best Actress (2000)
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Based on
Based on the novel The Captive
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Setting
Set in Paris
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Music
Music by Imogen Cooper
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Sabine Lancelin
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Chantal AkermanWriter
- Eric de KuyperWriter
- Marcel ProustNovel
- Original title
- La Captive
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 27, 2000
- Original language
- French
- Revenue
- $636
- Countries
- France, Belgium
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In the United States
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Cast
Sylvie TestudAriane
Stanislas MerharSimon
Olivia BonamyAndrée
Liliane RovèreFrançoise, the maid
Bérénice BejoSarah
Aurore ClémentLéa, the actress
Anna MouglalisIsabelle- Xavier MorangePainter
- Françoise BertinThe grandmother
Vanessa LarréHélène
Samuel TasinajeLevy- Jean BorodineThe chauffeur
- Adeline ChaudronProstitute
- Sophie AssanteThe singing woman
Christophe GendreauBellboy- Sébastien HaddoukPainter
- Stanislas JanuskiewiczMatre d'hotel
- Laurence GuilletReceptionist
- Pascal ErizabalHotel porter
- Claude HermannVoice on radio
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