Gradiva (C'est Gradiva qui vous appelle)

May 9 2007 N/A 1h 50m
Drama, Horror

An English historian travels to Morocco to work on a study of the painter Delacroix. He hears of a rare series of engravings and embarks on a search for them that takes him through the mysterious streets of the ancient medina. He becomes obsessed with the figure of a beautiful blond woman dressed in white that he sees there. but it appears that she may have died years before.

Plot

John Locke is a Brit in Marrakech exploring Delacroix's seminal visit there. He's in an isolated villa with Belkis, his enigmatic servant and concubine. He receives slides of erotic drawings that could be by Delacroix; an antique dealer, who's a doctor and may be a white slave trader, says there are two such sketchbooks. By now, Locke's dreams have become intense: they include sado-masochism with compliant young women and visions of a woman in white, who may be a nineteenth century woman executed for an affair with a Frenchman. She looks like a local actress. Against Belkis's advice, Locke accepts various invitations. Aside from dreams and tableaux, will anything real happen?

Written by

Wilhelm Jensen, Alain Robbe-Grillet

Directed by

Alain Robbe-Grillet

Cast

James Wilby, Arielle Dombasle, Dany Verissimo-Petit

Crew

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Production Countries

France, Belgium

Production Companies

Canal+, Les Films du Lendemain, Acajou Films

Languages

Français

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
756
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA