Romance (1999 film)

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Romance
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Directed by	Catherine Breillat
Produced by	Jean-François Lepetit
Written by	Catherine Breillat
Starring	Caroline Ducey Rocco Siffredi François Berléand
Music by	Raphaël Tidas DJ Valentin
Cinematography	Yorgos Arvanitis
Distributed by	Trimark Pictures Inc.
Release date(s)	September 17, 1999
Running time	99 mins. (93 mins.)(84 mins.)
Country	France
Language	French
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Romance (Romance X) is a 1999 French movie written and directed by Catherine Breillat. It stars Caroline Ducey, erotic actor Rocco Siffredi, Sagamore Stévenin and François Berléand. The film contains several sex scenes that appear to have been unsimulated, especially the famous scene showing Caroline Ducey's coitus from behind with an erect Rocco Siffredi (who is not brought to completion, though).

1 Plot synopsis
2 Controversy
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Plot synopsis

Marie is a schoolteacher who is deeply in love with her boyfriend, a model, who does not have sex with her. She explores increasingly risky sexual encounters with other men, including a BDSM relationship with a member of staff who works at the same school. Though she is impregnated by her boyfriend, in the end she kills him and goes to her coworker for help in raising her child.

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Caroline Ducey in "Romance"

[edit] Controversy

Romance was shown in mainstream cinemas in Europe. In the U.S., the original version is unrated, and an edited version received an R rating. In March 2004, the unedited film was broadcast late at night on German public TV, leading to some protests. The film has also been shown on the Australian cable TV network "World Movies" in its uncut form.