Albertine is the daughter of a bourgeois couple who house a young officer during the Napoleonic wars. Newly promoted, the officer is treated by the family with a cold politeness bordering on indifference…until one evening, to his astonishment, Albertine seizes his hand under the dinner table.
The Crimson Curtain was the debut feature of film critic Alexandre Astruc, renowned for his theories on auteur cinema, and his coining of the phrase the “camera-pen”. Starring a 20-year-old Anouk Aimée, it is a rewarding experiment in telling a narrative story exclusively through visuals.
Get access to this film plus 1522 more films showing in other countries via a VPN subscription.
We've partnered with NordVPN to get you 70% off on your subscription. Get yours now!
Gabriel Retes, 1992, Mexico
Guy Maddin, 2004, Canada
Catherine Breillat, 2013, France
Stefan C. Schaefer,Diane Crespo, 2007, United States
John Requa,Glenn Ficarra, 2009, France
Bruno Dumont, 2014, France
Giada Colagrande, 2016, Italy
Radley Metzger, 1970, Italy
Humberto Solás, 1968, Cuba
Lukas Moodysson, 2013, Sweden