The Games of Countess Dolingen (1981)
This complex and puzzling French drama walks the fine wavering line between the fictional and the very real as it tells the tale of a strangely erotic event in the life of a little girl and the musings of a schizophrenic woman. Also involved is an enigmatic spouse who prepares a surprise for a burglar.
Director: Catherine Binet
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Michael Lonsdale as Bertrand Haines-Pearson |
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Carol Kane as Louise Haines-Pearson |
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Katia Wastchenko as La petite fille |
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Marina Vlady as La mère de la petite fille |
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Emmanuelle Riva as Une invitée |
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Roberto Plate as Le voyageur / Le voleur / L'étranger |
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Marilú Marini as La comtesse Dolingen de Gratz / La bonne |
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Robert Stephens as Le professeur |
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Marucha Bo as Nena |
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Antoine Binet as Le frère |
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Raoul Escari as Argentin 1 |
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Tobie Schumer as Argentin 2 |
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Carine Toly as La belle dame |
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Nathalie Goldnadel as La fille pubère |
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François Mouren-Provensal as L'homme sur la plage |
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Isa Mercure as Une convive |
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France Valéry as Une convive |
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Yves Barsacq as Un convive |
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Jean Champion as Un convive |
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Gilles Guillot as Un convive (as Gilles Guyot) |
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Alain Cuny as |
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Tina Anzini as La patronne de l'hôtel |
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Julien Etchevery as L'épicier |
| Writing | Bram Stoker | Short Story |
| Directing | Catherine Binet | Director |
| Writing | Catherine Binet | Writer |
| Writing | Unica Zürn | Novel |
| Production | Annick Colomes | Producer |
| Production | Jacques Zajdermann | Producer |
| Camera | William Lubtchansky | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Catherine Renault | Editor |
| Editing | Boris Viard | Editor |
| Art | Roberto Plate | Production Design |
| Art | Yves Seigneuret | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Muriel Baurens | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Alix Comte | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Bernard Ortion | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Olivier Schwob | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Jean-Louis Ughetto | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Carlos D'Alessio | Original Music Composer |
