Film
The Red Room
1973 · 1h 29m · Drama
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- 8.4
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Overview
Hélène Noris, a young Belgian woman from a bourgeois family, is haunted by a past affair with Tamara — now married to her father. Torn between desire and resentment toward Tamara’s conformist life, Hélène feels alienated in the provincial world she inhabits. To boost his social image, her stepfather René invites Parisian director Jean Gerfaud to stage an avant-garde version of Tartuffe. Tamara flirts with him, but Hélène seduces him first. A passionate, destructive affair begins, entangling love, jealousy, and ambition. When the play’s scandalous premiere sparks outrage, Jean marries Hélène, provoking Tamara’s fury. Yet Hélène, restless and defiant, betrays him with a soldier. In rage and humiliation, Jean confronts her in the “red room,” the space that once embodied their love and now their ruin.
Cast
Maurice Ronet
Jean Gerfaud
Sharon Gurney
Hélène Noris
Françoise Brion
Tamara Noris
Christian Barbier
René Noris
Amédée
Max
Marie Collins
Elvirie
Georges Lambert
Tarturfe
Marysia
Sandra Marelli
Olivier Monneret
Fuselier Pierre-Paul
Jean Pascal
Stage Manager Henri
Janine Patrick
Madame de Thiffry
Raymond Peira
Howard
Mamine Pirotte
TV Interviewer
Jean Rovis
Orgon
Etienne Samson
Lievens
Maurice Sevenant
Monsieur X
Crew
- Jean-Pierre BerckmansScreenplay · Director
- Jean BlondelScreenplay
- Françoise Mallet-JorisNovel
- Jan van RaemdonckProducer
- Jean BourgoinDirector of Photography
- Pierre JoassinEditor
- Nicole BerckmansEditor
Details
- Release date
- October 18, 1973
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Drama
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