Therese and Isabelle
| Therese and Isabelle | |
|---|---|
 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Radley Metzger[1][2][3] |
| Screenplay by | Jesse Vogel |
| Produced by | Radley Metzger Kurt Ulrich |
| Starring | Essy Persson Anna Gaël Barbara Laage Anne Vernon |
| Cinematography | Hans Jura |
| Edited by | Humphrey Wood |
| Music by | Georges Auric |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Audubon Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Countries | France America Netherlands; West Germany |
| Languages | French English |
| Budget | $250,000 (est) |
Therese and Isabelle (also known as Thérèse and Isabelle and Thérèse et Isabelle) is a 1968 French-American romantic erotic drama film directed by Radley Metzger,[1][2][3] and based on the novel Thérèse et Isabelle by Violette Leduc.[4]
Plot
Two young girls grow up together and share affectionate intimacies in a European boarding school for girls.
Cast
- Essy Persson as Thérèse
- Anna Gaël as Isabelle
- Barbara Laage as Thérèse's mother
- Anne Vernon as Mademoiselle Le Blanc
Reception
Reviews of his film adaptation of Thérèse et Isabelle have been generally favorable,[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] although not with all reviewers.[12][13]
References
- ^ a b Bentley, Toni (August 7, 2014). "The Art Cinema Erotica of Radley Metzger". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ a b Bentley, Toni (June 2014). "The Legend of Henry Paris". Playboy. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Bentley, Toni (June 2014). "The Legend of Henry Paris" (PDF). ToniBentley.com. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ a b Lezard, Nicholas (February 28, 2012). "Thérèse and Isabelle by Violette Leduc – review". The Guardian. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ Corliss, Richard (September 1, 1968). "Review: Therese and Isabelle by Radley Metzger". Film Quarterly. 22 (1): 63–67. doi:10.2307/1210043. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ Henderson, Eric (November 30, 2004). "Therese and Isabelle". Slant Magazine. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ Null, Christopher (1968). "Therese and Isabelle Review". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ Doerksen, Cliff (2016). "Therese and Isabelle". Chicago Reader. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ Staff. "Therese And Isabelle by Radley Metzger - video (117:49)". Internet Archive.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Morris, Gary (1998). "The Films of Radley Metzger". ImagesJournal.com. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
- ^ Burridge, Shane R. (1968). "Therese and Isabelle (1968)". rec.arts.movies.reviews. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (October 28, 1968). "Therese and Isabelle - review". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ Lotti, Matthew (1968). "Therese and Isabelle". CinematicThreads.com. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
External links
- Therese and Isabelle at MUBI (related to The Criterion Collection)
- Therese and Isabelle at IMDb
