La cage (1975)
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Lino Ventura, Ingrid Thulin, William Sabatier, Dominique Zardi
A meeting between divorced spouses to prepare the sale of their country house becomes a surreal captivity standoff.
The story
Julien and Hélène, divorced for several years, arrange to meet to prepare the sale of their country house. Hélène is still madly in love with her ex-husband, and when he is distracted she locks him in the basement, where a cage has been set up, keeping him at her mercy. As Julien tries by every means to escape, the two enter a surreal face-off. Is Hélène trying to persuade him to resume their life together?
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Julien and Hélène, who have been divorced for several years, have arranged to meet to prepare the sale of their country house. In reality, Hélène has set a trap for her ex-husband, with whom she is still madly in love. Taking advantage of a moment when he is distracted, she locks him in the basement of her house, where a cage has been set up, keeping him at her mercy. Does she hope to convince him to resume their life together? A surreal face-off unfolds between a captive man trying by every means to escape and his jailer, hopelessly in love but determined.
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