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Directed by | Radley Metzger |
Screenplay by | Jesse Vogel |
Based on | Thérèse et Isabelle by Violette Leduc |
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Cinematography | Hans Jura |
Edited by | Humphrey Wood |
Music by | Georges Auric |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
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Budget | $250,000 (est.) |
Thérèse and Isabelle (French: Thérèse et Isabelle) is a 1968 erotic drama film directed by Radley Metzger from a screenplay by Jesse Vogel, based on the 1966 novel Thérèse et Isabelle by Violette Leduc.
Plot
Two young girls grow up together and share affectionate intimacies in a Swiss 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
- Maurice Teynac as Monsieur Martin
Reception
Reviews of his film adaptation of Thérèse et Isabelle have been generally favorable, although not with all reviewers.
Notes
According to one film reviewer, Radley Metzger's films, including those made during the Golden Age of Porn (1969–1984), are noted for their "lavish design, witty screenplays, and a penchant for the unusual camera angle". Another reviewer noted that his films were "highly artistic—and often cerebral ... and often featured gorgeous cinematography". Film and audio works by Metzger have been added to the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City.
References
- Bentley, Toni (August 7, 2014). "The Art Cinema Erotica of Radley Metzger". The New York Review of Books. Archived from the original on April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- Bentley, Toni (June 2014). "The Legend of Henry Paris". Playboy. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- Bentley, Toni (June 2014). "The Legend of Henry Paris" (PDF). Playboy. p. 144. Retrieved April 8, 2017 – via ToniBentley.com.
- 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. JSTOR 1210043. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- Henderson, Eric (November 30, 2004). "Review: Therese and Isabelle". Slant Magazine. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- Null, Christopher. "Therese and Isabelle Review". Contactmusic.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- Doerksen, Cliff (2016). "Therese and Isabelle". Chicago Reader. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- Morris, Gary (1998). "The Films of Radley Metzger". Images. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
- Burridge, Shane R. (1968). "Therese and Isabelle (1968)". rec.arts.movies.reviews. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
- Ebert, Roger (October 28, 1968). "Therese and Isabelle – review". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved April 8, 2017 – via RogerEbert.com.
- Lotti, Matthew. "Therese and Isabelle (1968) review". Cinematic Threads. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
- Gallagher, Steve (August 7, 2014). ""This is Softcore": The History of Radley Metzger". Filmmaker. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- Simpson, Claire (October 2, 2013). "Adults Only: 5 Films By Radley Metzger". WhatCulture. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- Rist, Ray C. (1974). The Pornography Controversy: Changing Moral Standards in American Life. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Transaction Books. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-4128-3846-7 – via Google Books.
- Lehman, Peter, ed. (2006). Pornography: Film and Culture. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-8135-3871-6 – via Google Books.
- "DadaBase Search Results – Radley Metzger". Museum of Modern Art. 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- Giusti, Marco (March 4, 2017). "Obituary Of The Righteous – The Porn Of The Fabulous 60s And 70s Loses One Of Its Pioneers And Masters: Radley Metzger – Photographer Of War, The MOMA Presents A Retrospective: His Erotic Films Made History – Video: 'Score', On The Relationships Of Couples Of The 70s, In An Uncensored Version". Dagospia (in Italian). Retrieved November 12, 2019.
External links
- Therese and Isabelle at IMDb
- Therese and Isabelle at AllMovie
- Therese and Isabelle at MUBI (related to The Criterion Collection)
Films directed by Radley Metzger | |
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- 1968 films
- 1960s French films
- 1960s German films
- 1968 drama films
- 1968 LGBTQ-related films
- 1960s English-language films
- 1960s erotic drama films
- 1960s French-language films
- 1960s teen drama films
- American black-and-white films
- American erotic drama films
- American teen drama films
- American teen LGBTQ-related films
- Fictional LGBTQ couples
- Films set in boarding schools
- Constantin Film films
- Dutch black-and-white films
- Dutch erotic drama films
- Dutch LGBTQ-related films
- Dutch teen films
- English-language Dutch films
- English-language French films
- English-language German films
- Films based on French novels
- Films directed by Radley Metzger
- Films scored by Georges Auric
- Films set in Switzerland
- Films shot in Brandenburg
- Films shot in Paris
- French black-and-white films
- French erotic drama films
- French LGBTQ-related films
- French teen drama films
- German black-and-white films
- German erotic drama films
- German LGBTQ-related films
- German teen drama films
- Films about juvenile sexuality
- Lesbian-related films
- 1960s LGBTQ-related drama films
- West German films
- 1960s American films
- English-language erotic drama films