Therese and Isabelle

1968 film by Radley Metzger

  • Radley Metzger
  • Kurt Ulrich
Starring
  • Essy Persson
  • Anna Gaël
  • Barbara Laage
  • Anne Vernon
  • Maurice Teynac
CinematographyHans JuraEdited byHumphrey WoodMusic byGeorges Auric
Production
companies
  • Amsterdam Film
  • Audubon Films
  • Berolina-Film GmbH
  • Radley Metzger Production
Distributed by
  • Audubon Films (United States)
  • Constantin Film (West Germany)
  • Valoria Films (France)
Release dates
  • May 14, 1968 (1968-05-14) (United States)
  • October 11, 1968 (1968-10-11) (West Germany)
  • June 18, 1969 (1969-06-18) (France)
Running time
118 minutesCountries
  • France
  • Netherlands
  • United States
  • West Germany
Languages
  • French
  • English
Budget$250,000 (est.)

Thérèse and Isabelle (French: Thérèse et Isabelle) is a 1968 erotic drama film directed by Radley Metzger[1][2][3] from a screenplay by Jesse Vogel, based on the 1966 novel Thérèse et Isabelle by Violette Leduc.[4]

Plot

Two young girls grow up together and share affectionate intimacies in a Swiss boarding school for girls.

Cast

  • Essy Persson as Thérèse
  • Anna Gaël as Isabelle
  • Barbara Laage as Thérèse's mother
  • Anne Vernon as Mademoiselle Le Blanc
  • Maurice Teynac as Monsieur Martin

Reception

Reviews of his film adaptation of Thérèse et Isabelle have been generally favorable,[5][6][7][8][9][10] although not with all reviewers.[11][12]

Notes

According to one film reviewer, Radley Metzger's films, including those made during the Golden Age of Porn (1969–1984), are noted for their "lavish design, witty screenplays, and a penchant for the unusual camera angle".[13] Another reviewer noted that his films were "highly artistic—and often cerebral ... and often featured gorgeous cinematography".[14] Film and audio works by Metzger have been added to the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City.[15][16][17][18]

References

  1. ^ Bentley, Toni (August 7, 2014). "The Art Cinema Erotica of Radley Metzger". The New York Review of Books. Archived from the original on April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  2. ^ Bentley, Toni (June 2014). "The Legend of Henry Paris". Playboy. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  3. ^ Bentley, Toni (June 2014). "The Legend of Henry Paris" (PDF). Playboy. p. 144. Retrieved April 8, 2017 – via ToniBentley.com.
  4. ^ Lezard, Nicholas (February 28, 2012). "Thérèse and Isabelle by Violette Leduc – review". The Guardian. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  5. ^ Corliss, Richard (September 1, 1968). "Review: Therese and Isabelle by Radley Metzger". Film Quarterly. 22 (1): 63–67. doi:10.2307/1210043. JSTOR 1210043. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  6. ^ Henderson, Eric (November 30, 2004). "Review: Therese and Isabelle". Slant Magazine. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  7. ^ Null, Christopher. "Therese and Isabelle Review". Contactmusic.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  8. ^ Doerksen, Cliff (2016). "Therese and Isabelle". Chicago Reader. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  9. ^ Morris, Gary (1998). "The Films of Radley Metzger". Images. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  10. ^ Burridge, Shane R. (1968). "Therese and Isabelle (1968)". rec.arts.movies.reviews. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  11. ^ Ebert, Roger (October 28, 1968). "Therese and Isabelle – review". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved April 8, 2017 – via RogerEbert.com.
  12. ^ Lotti, Matthew. "Therese and Isabelle (1968) review". Cinematic Threads. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  13. ^ Gallagher, Steve (August 7, 2014). ""This is Softcore": The History of Radley Metzger". Filmmaker. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  14. ^ Simpson, Claire (October 2, 2013). "Adults Only: 5 Films By Radley Metzger". WhatCulture. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  15. ^ Rist, Ray C. (1974). The Pornography Controversy: Changing Moral Standards in American Life. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Transaction Books. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-4128-3846-7 – via Google Books.
  16. ^ Lehman, Peter, ed. (2006). Pornography: Film and Culture. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-8135-3871-6 – via Google Books.
  17. ^ "DadaBase Search Results – Radley Metzger". Museum of Modern Art. 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  18. ^ Giusti, Marco (March 4, 2017). "Obituary Of The Righteous – The Porn Of The Fabulous 60s And 70s Loses One Of Its Pioneers And Masters: Radley Metzger – Photographer Of War, The MOMA Presents A Retrospective: His Erotic Films Made History – Video: 'Score', On The Relationships Of Couples Of The 70s, In An Uncensored Version". Dagospia (in Italian). Retrieved November 12, 2019.

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