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Bookmark this pageBelle (1973)
Director: André Delvaux
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From Time Out Film Guide
Delvaux again reveals his preoccupation with illusion and reality. Mathieu (Bideau) is a successful academic and family man until, profoundly threatened by his daughter's imminent marriage, he retreats into a barren landscape inhabited by a beautiful, silent stranger (Delorme). What develops is a love story turned surreal thriller, an investigation of the male ego and sexual paranoia. However, overlong and with some very obvious symbolism (a dull wasteland for isolation; windblown grass for sexual fulfilment; guns, trains and furs for good measure), the film is visually disappointing and fails to sustain its interesting ideas.Author: HM
Cast & crew
Director: André Delvaux
Cast: Jean-Luc Bideau, Danièle Delorme, Adriana Bogdan, Roger Coggio, René Hainaux full cast
Duration: 93 mins
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