Arquivo

Handsome young general Armand de Montriveau has searched across the seas for the woman he fell madly in love with five years ago. He finally finds Antoinette, the Duchess of Langeais, living chastely in a Majorcan convent. In the past, it was love at first sight for Montriveau upon meeting Antoinette, a married coquette who frequented the most extravagant balls of 1820s Restoration Paris, where hypocrisy and vanity reigned. Flattered by his attentions, the alluring Antoinette orchestrateed a calculating game of seduction, but she repeatedly refused Montriveau. Despite his sincere romantic declarations, Montriveau’s passion remained unfulfilled. When the humiliated Montriveau eventually seeked his revenge, Antoinette’s love awakened. But it could well be too late for the star-crossed lovers. It’s based in Honoré de Balzac’s novel “La Duchesse de Langeais”, and has co-production by Italian filmmaker Ermanno Olmi (The Tree of Wooden Clogs).