The Last Mistress (2007), directed by Catherine Breillat, starring Asia Argento and Fu'ad Ait Aattou.
I realize now that I should probably come up with a rating system. I say this as I try to decide whether I like The Last Mistress or not. I would say 3 out of 5 stars. No. It's probably closer to 2.5 stars.
Most of the time, I dislike book-ended movies or lengthy re-telling of the past. This movie involves the latter. A man, shortly before he marries a rich young woman, is confronted by her grandmother on his ten year relationship with his mistress. He tells her how it all began, and how he has ended it. Of course, true to the title, we see that he cannot leave his mistress. The End.
Devil imagery -- the mistress is dressed as the devil when they first meet, pagan love making scenes -- attempts to show how being in this relationship is like being in hell.
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