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Cast
Daniel Mesguich
as Walter Raim
Gabrielle Lazure
as Marie-Ange van de Reeves
Cyrielle Clair
as Sara Zeitgeist
Daniel Emilfork
as Inspector Francis
Roland Dubillard
as Prof van de Reeves
François Chaumette
as Dr. Morgentodt
Arielle Dombasle
as The hysterical woman
Gilles Arbona
as Le barman
Jean-Claude Leguay
as Le cycliste
Nancy van Slyke
as La serveuse
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1983
Runtime1h 28m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Fantasy, Horror
Votes47
DirectorAlain Robbe-Grillet
WritersAlain Robbe-Grillet
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.1 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Beautiful Prisoner
About The Beautiful Prisoner
Walter is told by his boss, Sara, to deliver an urgent letter to Henri de Corinthe. On the way he finds a beautiful woman he had been eying in a nightclub, lying in the road, bound up. He takes her to a villa to get a doctor, and ends up being locked in a bedroom with her. While she is making love to him, he has visions of surrealistic images from René Magritte's paintings. In the morning, the girl, Marie-Ange, has vanished, the villa looks derelict, and his neck is bleeding. Was it all just a nightmare?
Directed by Alain Robbe-Grillet, The Beautiful Prisoner leans on a strong ensemble — Daniel Mesguich, Gabrielle Lazure, Cyrielle Clair — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1983.
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