THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY (18)

WHO’S IN IT?

Sidse Babett Knudsen (The One and Only), Chiara D’Anna (Berberian Sound Studio), Monica Swinn (Curse of the Living Dead), Eugenia Caruso (The Demons of St. Petersburg), Fatma Mohamed (Katalin Varga), Kata Bartsch (Run to Ground), Eszter Tompa (A Month in Thailand), Zita Kraszkó (Poligamy)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Peter Strickland (Berberian Sound Studio), director, writer; Andrew Starke (Kill List), producer; Nicholas D. Knowland (Infinite Justice), cinematographer; Matyas Fekete (Katalin Varga), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Cynthia (Knudsen) and Evelyn (D’Anna) are lovers who act out a simple ritual every day, which always ends in Evelyn’s “punishment”. Cynthia yearns for a more conventional relationship, but Evelyn’s obsession threatens to tip their connection to breaking point…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The filmmaker behind the haunting Berberian Sound Studio now brings to life what many are considering to be his masterpiece, a tense and pseudo-erotic tale of love and obsession.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 20TH FEBRUARY 2015

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