The Duchess of Langeais

Ne touchez pas la hache

2007·133'

Jacques Rivette

DramaRomance

★ 5.2

Letterboxd TMDB #46335

At a Spanish cloister, a celebrated French general of the Napoleonic Wars recognizes the voice of one of the nuns and recalls how, five years ago, she was the Duchess of Langeais, and he her most persistent suitor.

Cast

Jeanne Balibar Antoinette de Langeais

Guillaume Depardieu Armand de Montriveau

Bulle Ogier Princess de Blamont-Chauvry

Michel Piccoli Vidame de Pamiers

Anne Cantineau Clara de Serizy

Thomas Durand De Marsay

Nicholas Bouchaud De Trailles

Mathias Jung Julien

Victoria Zinny Le Mere superieure

Remo Girone Le confesseur au couvent

Beppe Chierici L'alcade

Paul Chevillard Duc de Navarreins