The Games of Countess Dolingen (1981)

3.3/10 106 min Drama

Overview

This complex and puzzling French drama walks the fine wavering line between the fictional and the very real as it tells the tale of a strangely erotic event in the life of a little girl and the musings of a schizophrenic woman. Also involved is an enigmatic spouse who prepares a surprise for a burglar.

Cast

Michael Lonsdale

Bertrand Haines-Pearson

Carol Kane

Louise Haines-Pearson

Marina Vlady

La mère de la petite fille

Emmanuelle Riva

Une invitée

Roberto Plate

Le voyageur / Le voleur / L'étranger

Marilú Marini

La comtesse Dolingen de Gratz / La bonne

Robert Stephens

Le professeur

Isa Mercure

Une convive

Yves Barsacq

Un convive

Jean Champion

Un convive

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