Successive Slidings of Pleasure
Seen it?1974 | 102 min | Mystery, Crime, Drama, Horror
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans.
- The mood
- Scary, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1974: an older pace and style.
A young woman is questioned by the police and the judges, suspected of being a modern witch. The girl who shared her apartment has been found dead, and a pair of scissors impaled through her heart, as she lay attached to the bedposts. Apparently, the girl does have powers, to make all people around her fall prey to her spell, glissing progressively into desire, lust, and the unknown.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Alain Robbe-Grillet
- Anicée AlvinaAlice/The Prisoner
- Olga Georges-PicotNora/The Lawyer
- Michael LonsdaleThe Judge
- Marianne EggerickxClaudia
- Isabelle HuppertThe Student
- Maxence MailfortThe Client
- Claude MarcaultSoeur Julia
- Nathalie ZeigerSoeur Maria
- Jean-Louis TrintignantThe Police Commissioner
- Hubert NiogretThe Photographer (uncredited)