La Prisonnière

France/Italy | 1968 | Henri Georges-Clouzot

Never before shown at the Cinematheque, the final film by the director of Diabolique and The Wages of Fear is an unsettling portrait of voyeurism and sexual perversion in which a young, female film editor becomes fascinated by some sadomasochistic photographs taken by the owner of a modern art gallery. Clouzot’s only all-color movie is a trippy, erotic, Op Art explosion that echoes Antonioni’s Blow-Up while also incorporating some of the psychedelic lighting effects Clouzot experimented with in his unfinished 1964 psychodrama Inferno. “An orgy for the eyes.” –Cine Vue. Adults only! Cleveland revival premiere. Subtitles. 106 min.

La Prisonnière, a Cinematheque streaming exclusive, can be viewed online from 2/26 thru at least 3/18 via the link below. Doing so supports the Cinematheque. Screening fee is $8 and you have five days to watch it. 

https://kinomarquee.com/film/la-prisonniere-woman-in-chains/5ce2ce1759778b6802b4fecb