Hecate (1982)
Hecate (1982)
Words usually come too late
Set amid the European community in an unspecified North African country, a colony on the verge of nationalism just before the war. And colonized is what happens to a French diplomat, Julien Rochelle, when he meets the mysterious beauty Clothilde de Watteville. Schmid 's favorite axiom, that love is projection, never had such a thorough airing. Is Clothilde really the wife of a French official now holed up in Siberia? Or is she Hecate, goddess of black magic and devourer of the Arab boys she meets far from the European quarter? Only our projections know for sure; for the rest, she is a "woman looking out into the night." Drawn from a novel by Paul Morand, who based the main character on his wife Helene, Schmid's film achieves an atmosphere of magic in which psychological credibility is not so much absent as irrelevant-a film that distances itself from the drama it invokes, perhaps as the elusive Clothilde turns her back on the madness she provokes.

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Cast

Bernard Giraudeau Bernard Giraudeau As: Julien Rochelle
Lauren Hutton Lauren Hutton As: Clotilde
Jean Bouise Jean Bouise As: le consul de France
Jean-Pierre Kalfon Jean-Pierre Kalfon As: Massard
Gérard Desarthe Gérard Desarthe As: Le colonel de Watteville
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Storyline

Set amid the European community in an unspecified North African country, a colony on the verge of nationalism just before the war. And colonized is what happens to a French diplomat, Julien Rochelle, when he meets the mysterious beauty Clothilde de Watteville. Schmid 's favorite axiom, that love is projection, never had such a thorough airing. Is Clothilde really the wife of a French official now holed up in Siberia? Or is she Hecate, goddess of black magic and devourer of the Arab boys she meets far from the European quarter? Only our projections know for sure; for the rest, she is a "woman looking out into the night." Drawn from a novel by Paul Morand, who based the main character on his wife Helene, Schmid's film achieves an atmosphere of magic in which psychological credibility is not so much absent as irrelevant-a film that distances itself from the drama it invokes, perhaps as the elusive Clothilde turns her back on the madness she provokes.


Tagline: Words usually come too late
Certification: 16

Details

Genres: Drama, Romance

Language: Français

Release Date: 22 October 1982

Country: FR, CH

Runtime: 105m

Company Credits

Company: Les Productions Audiovisuelles, TSR, TF1 Films Production

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Cast

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

Pierre Héros

Pierre Héros

Producer

Marcel Hoehn

Marcel Hoehn

Producer

Roland Thénot

Roland Thénot

Production Manager

Hans-Ulrich Jordi

Hans-Ulrich Jordi

Producer

Bernard Lorain

Bernard Lorain

Production Manager

Bernard Lorain

Bernard Lorain

Producer

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Costume and Makeup

Ronaldo Abreu

Ronaldo Abreu

Makeup Artist

Raja Reinking

Raja Reinking

Costume Design

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Jean-Luc Wey

Jean-Luc Wey

Camera Operator

Renato Berta

Renato Berta

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Raúl Gimenez

Raúl Gimenez

Production Design

Other Crew

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