Alice has been placed in custody in a juvenile detention centre run by nuns. She is accused of the murder of her flatmate who has been found tied up in bed, a pair of scissors in the heart. During questioning, Alice rants and raves, expressing all sorts of fantasies. Shocked at first, her lawyer becomes slowly fascinated by Alice’s behaviour and enters in a series of lesbian sex plays with her client.
Credits: Producers, Henri Boublil, Andre Cohen, Marcel Sebaoun ; director, Alain Robbe-Grillet ; writer, Alain Robbe-Grillet ; photography, Yves Lafaye ; music, Michel Fano ; assistant director, Luc Beraud.
Cast: Anicee Alvina, Olga Georges-Picot, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Michel Lonsdale, Jean Martin, Maxence Mailfort, Isabelle Huppert, Bob Wade.
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ACMI Identifier
X000046
Language
French
Subject category
Foreign language films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)