The Games of Countess Dolingen (1981)
Les jeux de la comtesse Dolingen de Gratz (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 54min
- Drama
- 24 Mar 1982 (France)
- Movie
In Paris, a young woman, Louise visits her old friend, Nena in a psychiatric clinic, who tells her that she has just finished a novel about a girl who committed suicide. She begins to read, and the events of the novel are bizarrely...
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Cast
| Michael Lonsdale | ... |
Bertrand Haines-Pearson
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| Carol Kane | ... |
Louise Haines-Pearson
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Katia Wastchenko | ... |
La petite fille
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| Marina Vlady | ... |
La mère de la petite fille
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| Emmanuelle Riva | ... |
Une invitée
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Roberto Plate | ... |
Le voyageur / Le voleur / L'étranger
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| Marilú Marini | ... |
La comtesse Dolingen / La bonne
(as Marilu Marini)
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| Robert Stephens | ... |
Le professeur
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Marucha Bo | ... |
Nena
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Antoine Binet | ... |
Le frère
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Raoul Escari | ... |
Le Argentin
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Tobie Schumer | ... |
Le Argentin
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Carine Toly | ... |
La belle dame
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Nathalie Goldnadel | ... |
La fille pubère
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François Mouren-Provensal | ... |
L'homme sur la plage
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Julien Etchevery | ... |
L'épicier
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Tina Anzini | ... |
La patronne de l'hôtel
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Isa Mercure | ... |
Une convive
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France Valéry | ... |
Une convive
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| Yves Barsacq | ... |
Un convive
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| Jean Champion | ... |
Un convive
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Gilles Guillot | ... |
Un convive
(as Gilles Guyot)
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Directed by
| Catherine Binet | ||
Written by
| Catherine Binet | ... | () |
| Bram Stoker | ... | (short story "Dracula's Guest") |
| Unica Zürn | ... | (novel "Sombre printemps") |
Produced by
| Annick Colomes | ... | producer |
| Georges Perec | ... | co-producer |
| Jacques Zajdermann | ... | producer |
Music by
| Carlos D'Alessio | ||
Cinematography by
| William Lubtchansky | ||
Editing by
| Catherine Renault | ||
| Boris Viard | ||
Production Design by
| Roberto Plate | ||
| Yves Seigneuret | ||
Costume Design by
| Loris Azzaro | ||
| Jean Cacharel | ||
| Christian Dior | ||
| Sonia Rykiel | ||
| Yves Saint-Laurent | ||
Makeup Department
| Muriel Baurens | ... | key makeup artist |
Production Management
| Alain Grandgerard | ... | unit manager |
| Serge Ménard | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Serge Frydman | ... | assistant director |
| Valérie Paulin | ... | assistant director |
| Albert Sales | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Paul Bertault | ... | sound mixer |
| Alix Comte | ... | sound |
| Jacky Kretz | ... | foley artist |
| Bernard Ortion | ... | sound |
| Olivier Schwob | ... | sound |
| Jean-Louis Ughetto | ... | sound |
Stunts
| Lucien Cagnard | ... | stunts |
| Sylvie Carcone | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Louis Balthazard | ... | key grip |
| Robert Beulens | ... | gaffer |
| Caroline Champetier | ... | assistant camera (as Caroline Champetier de Ribes) |
| Raymond Fleury | ... | grip |
| Christian Fournié | ... | assistant camera |
| Pierre Gattaut | ... | gaffer |
| Philippe Gras | ... | still photographer |
| Jacques Hénin | ... | gaffer |
Music Department
| Claudio Monteverdi | ... | Lettera Amorosa (as Monteverdi) |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ... | Requiem (as Mozart) |
| Rudi Schuricke | ... | singer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Brigitte Hedou | ... | script supervisor |
Thanks
| Jean-François Adam | ... | thanks |
| Robert Alazraki | ... | thanks (as Bob Alazraki) |
| Jean-Francois Basset | ... | thanks |
| Natalie Perrey | ... | thanks |
| André-François Petit | ... | thanks |
| Bernard Queysanne | ... | thanks |
| Jean-François Rabain | ... | thanks |
| Jean-Paul Rappeneau | ... | thanks |
| Ida Zajderman | ... | thanks (as Ida Zajdermann) |
| Sarah Zarmati | ... | thanks |
| Gérard Zingg | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cartier (thanks)
- Champagne Mumm (thanks)
- Fichet (thanks)
- Les Nuits d'Élodie (costumes)
- Peugeot Cycles (thanks)
- S.T. Dupont (thanks)
- Sony (thanks)
- Ville d'Amiens, La (thanks)
- Western House (costumes)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In Paris, a young woman, Louise visits her old friend, Nena in a psychiatric clinic, who tells her that she has just finished a novel about a girl who committed suicide. She begins to read, and the events of the novel are bizarrely intertwined with the life of Louise herself, who is experiencing a severe depression. The reality in her mind changes places with imagination, and it is already difficult to understand what exactly is happening and what is invented. Was the thief who died in a trap set up by Louise's husband the same person, because of whom the girl jumped out of the window, and what will happen to herself when the book ends? |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Katia Wastchenko was attached to the project after Catherine Binet met her mother, Belgian poet and biographical writer Françoise Lalande, at a conference in Brussels; she saw a resemblance between the girl and Sanda. Lalande describes the filmmaker as "a difficult woman, but a true artist", whose approach on set was "obsessive, demanding, attentive to every detail". Nonetheless, Wastchenko remembers the making of the film as "an enjoyable experience", and describes Binet and the rest of the crew as "very kind". Although she had not read 'Sombre Printemps' and was, at the age of 12, "too young to be curious or interested about Unica Zürn's life", Wastchenko recalls that Binet "took the time to explain to her the context of the most 'sensual' scenes", and helped her to approach the role by confiding some of her own childhood memories. See more » |
| Movie Connections | References Port of Shadows (1938). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Louise See more » |