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Antoinette (Jeanne Balibar) is the Duchess of Langeais, a married coquette who frequents the most extravagant balls in 1820s Paris during The Restoration, where hypocrisy and vanity reign. When the handsome general Armand de Montriveau (Guillaume Depardieu) first meets her, he falls instantly in love. Flattered by his attentions, the alluring Antoinette orchestrates a calculating game of seduction, characterized by repeated refusals. When the humiliated Montriveau eventually seeks his revenge, Antoinette's love awakens. But it may well be too late for the star-crossed lovers. Directed by Jacques Rivette (Va Savoir, La Belle Noiseuse), based on the novella by Honoré de Balzac. Michel Piccoli and Bulle Ogier co-star.
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