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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2008: #77 The Duchess of Langeais

Published on January 29, 2008

#77.The Duchess of Langeais (Ne touchez pas la
hache)

Director: Jacques Rivette
Screenwriters: Pascal Bonitzer, Christine Laurent and Rivette
Producers: Roberto Cicutto, Martine Marignac, Luigi Musini, Ermanno Olmi and Maurice Tinchant
Distributor: IFC Films

The Gist: Based on Honore de Balzac’s novella, Antoinette (Balibar) is the Duchess of Langeais, a married coquette who frequents the most extravagant balls in 1820’s Paris. At one such event she meets the handsome, brooding general Armand de Montriveau (Depardieu), who recounts his death-defying adventures in Napoleon’s army.

Fact: Jeanne Balibar also starred in Rivette’s Va Savoir.

See It:
Film was one of the most talked about from the Berlin Film Festival in 07′.

Release Date/Status?: Day and date IFC films release on February 22nd.

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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).