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Romance

Shockingly explicit, Catherine Breillat’s critically acclaimed Romance is one of the most controversial films of modern cinema.

Drama 1999 98 mins

Director: Catherine Breillat

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Overview

A young schoolteacher, sexually frustrated by her boyfriend, looks elsewhere for physical affection, and embarks on a series of increasingly extreme sexual encounters. Shockingly explicit, blurring the lines between art and pornography, Catherine Breillat’s critically acclaimed Romance is one of the most controversial films of modern cinema.

Director

Catherine Breillat

Featuring

Caroline Ducey , Sagamore Stévenin and Rocco Siffredi

Genres

Drama

Certificate

strong real sex, sexual violence, very strong language

Country

France

Language

French with English subtitles

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