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The Duke of Burgundy

The Duke of Burgundy

20146.31h 44m

Overview

Day in and day out, lovers Cynthia and Evelyn enact an elaborate sadomasochistic fantasy as mistress and maid. But as their ritual of domination and submission begins to turn stale, Cynthia yearns for something more conventional, while Evelyn tries to push their taboos even further.

Directed by Peter Strickland
Written by Peter Strickland
Produced by Andrew Starke
Box OfficeBudget: $1.0M0

Top Cast

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Cynthia

Chiara D'Anna

Chiara D'Anna

Evelyn

Eugenia Caruso

Eugenia Caruso

Dr. Fraxini

Z

Zita Kraszkó

Dr. Schuller

Monica Swinn

Monica Swinn

Lorna

Eszter Tompa

Eszter Tompa

Dr. Viridana

Fatma Mohamed

Fatma Mohamed

The Carpenter

Bartsch Kata

Bartsch Kata

Dr. Lurida

G

Gretchen Meddaugh

Dr. in audience

Themes & Keywords

sadomasochismlesbian relationshipbutterflyautumnerotic moviedominance submissiveness

About The Duke of Burgundy

The Duke of Burgundy is a drama, mystery, romance film released in 2014 exploring themes of sadomasochism, lesbian relationship, butterfly, autumn, erotic movie, dominance submissiveness. Directed by Peter Strickland, it stars Sidse Babett Knudsen, Chiara D'Anna, Eugenia Caruso. Day in and day out, lovers Cynthia and Evelyn enact an elaborate sadomasochistic fantasy as mistress and maid. But as their ritual of domination and submission begins to turn stale, Cynthia yearns for something more conventional, while Evelyn tries to push their taboos even further.

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