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The Games of Countess Dolingen is a french film of genre Drama released in USA on 5 november 1981 with Michael Lonsdale
The Games of Countess Dolingen (1981)
Les Jeux de la comtesse Dolingen de Gratz
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Add to a movie listThe Games of Countess Dolingen (French: Les Jeux de la comtesse Dolingen de Gratz) is a 1981 French fantasy-drama film written and directed by Catherine Binet and starring Carol Kane.
The film was entered into the main competition at the 38th edition of the Venice Film Festival.
Synopsis
À Paris, une jeune femme, Louise Haines-Pearson, rend visite à son amie alitée Nena. Celle-ci lui raconte qu'elle vient d'écrire un livre sur l'histoire d'une petite fille troublée par ses sens, peut-être à cause de la tyrannie exercée par sa mère et souffrant de l'absence de son père. Louise se reconnaît dans les difficultés de cette petite fille, étant elle-même profondément affectée par l'indifférence de son mari.Actors
Michael Lonsdale
(Bertrand Haines-Pearson)
Carol Kane
(Louise Haines-Pearson)
Marina Vlady
(La mère de la petite fille)
Marilú Marini
(la comtesse Dolingen de Gratz / la bonne)
Emmanuelle Riva
(Une invitée)
Robert Stephens
(Le professeur)
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