Title: The Duke of Burgundy
Original Title: The Duke of Burgundy
Year: 2014
Info
- Country: UK Hungary
- Length: 104 Minutes (1 hour 44 min)
- Budget: $1,000,000
- Genre: Drama
- Studios: Rook Films Pioneer Pictures
- Distributor: La Aventura Audiovisual
- Age rating: 18 (Suitable only for adults)
Release Dates
- UK: February 20 2015
- United States: January 23 2015
Plot
In his fourth film as director Peter Strickland tells the story of a woman, who studies butterflies and moths and tests the limits of her relationship with her lesbian lover. Both women have an unconventional love story. One day after day, they interpret a provocative ritual that ends with one of them, Evelyn, being punished in a session of pleasure and fetishistic sadomasochism. The problem occurs when one of the two prefers to lead a more normal life loving but the erotic obsession of the other complicates everything. The film is starring Sidse Babett Knudsen ('Courted') and Chiara D'Anna ('Berberian Sound Studio') and could be seen at the Festival de Mar del Plata 2014 or 2014 Sitges Festival.
Cast
Director:
Cynthia
Evelyn
Dra. Fraxini
Lorna
Videos
Trailer 'The Duke of Burgundy' (Spanish subtitles)
June 27 2016
English trailer 'The Duke of Burgundy'
June 27 2016
Photos
Trivia
Due to the elaborate nature of the costume designs, Sidse Babett Knudsen and Chiara D'Anna had to spend three days in costume fitting.
There are no men in the film at all.
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