The Duke of Burgundy
Presented by Main Street Landing and VTIFF
Directed by Peter Strickland
UK | Drama | 2014 | 106 min.
“Visually ravishing, emotionally wise, and kinky as a coiled rope…” ~ The Hollywood Reporter
Special door prize provided by Aristelle.
Day after day, Cynthia (Sidse Babett Knudsen) and Evelyn (Chiara D’Anna) act out a simple yet provocative ritual that ends with Evelyn’s punishment and pleasure. As Cynthia yearns for a more conventional relationship, Evelyn’s obsession with erotica quickly becomes an addiction that may push the relationship to a breaking point.
Dripping with eroticism and dread, The Duke of Burgundy is a darkly decadent melodrama from Peter Strickland, the award winning writer and director of Berberian Sound Studio and Katalin Varga.