The marriage cage
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German title | The marriage cage |
Original title | La Cage |
Country of production | France |
original language | French |
Publishing year | 1975 |
length | 90 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 16 |
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Director | Pierre Granier-Deferre |
script |
Pierre Granier-Deferre Pascal Jardin |
production |
Ralph Baum Charles Gérard |
music | Philippe Sarde |
camera | Walter Wottitz |
cut | Jean Ravel |
occupation | |
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The marriage cage (original title "La cage") is a French feature film from 1975. The psychodrama based on a play by Jack Jacquine was staged in the form of a chamber play by Pierre Granier-Deferre .
action
Hélène and Julien are in their middle years. You had a marriage that fell apart. Hélène, who has been left by Julien, has never coped with and understood the separation. She builds a dungeon in a country house and invites Julien to talk to him. When he enters the house, he falls through a trap door into the cellar. There he finds himself in the dungeon. Hélène forces Julien to talk to her. Both talk about their marriage and it becomes increasingly clear which psychological problems the unstable Hélène has. Julien tries on the one hand to avoid important problems, on the other hand to bring Hélène to her senses so that she can release him. Hélène, who does not look to herself to blame for the failure of the marriage, finally tries to gass Julien. She had already built in a device for this purpose. In fear of death, Julien finally manages to free himself. Whether Julien Hélène will forgive remains unclear.
criticism
"Implemented too shallowly"
"A stupid plot"
"The film fails - despite the excellent actors - because of the absurd starting point and the lack of depth"
Web links
- Marriage cage in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- The marriage cage in the lexicon of international films
- The marriage cage in the German dubbing file