Don't Touch the Axe
Trailer [fr-CH]
by Jacques Rivette
Set during the Restoration, when society was dominated by hypocrisy, the importance of appearances and money, the film follows the ups and downs of a doomed love story, with a blend of passion and revenge between General Montriveau and the Duchesse de Langeais
The adaptation of Honoré de Balzac's La Duchesse de Langeais.