Maîtresse

• Gérard Depardieu: Olivier
• Bulle Ogier: Ariane
• André Rouyer: Mario
• Nathalie Keryan: Lucienne
• Roland Bertin: Man in cage
• Tony Taffin: Emile

Maîtresse is a French film directed by Barbet Schroeder love from the year 1976. The film portrays the sadomasochistic love story between a burglar and a dominatrix.

Action

The insignificant petty criminals Olivier ( Gérard Depardieu ) learns while he repaired the installation of Ariane (Bulle Ogier ) that the apartment of the home owner is left apparently and seems to offer itself as a worthy goal. When he tries to take advantage of the opportunity with an accomplice and they caught him, he realizes that Ariane in the house runs a BDSM studio and works as a professional dominatrix. Oliver pulls at her and begins to support them in their work, both fall in love. Studio and private residence of attractive young woman lying, connected through a secret trapdoor directly above the other. While the feelings of the couple continues to deepen, it starts between the everyday world of the upper floor and the world of sadomasochism on the floor below just swing back and forth as between MaleDom and FemDom. Both seek a path that allows them a common future, at a drive through the surrounding woods they finally discover it.

Background

• Karl Lagerfeld designed the costumes used
• Pop Art artist Allen Jones designed the set design
• In the production of a real Domina was involved with three of her bottoms. This came at the games in the studio for use.
• A once controversial scene has a reference to the Paris Horse slaughterhouses. In an interview Schroeder explained that he had been made on this site carefully Depardieu, who had been there once worked.