The Image

1975
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1h 29m

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In Paris, a jaded writer is introduced by an old flame to her younger companion, and is subsequently drawn into a sadomasochistic relationship with the two women.In Paris, a jaded writer is introduced by an old flame to her younger companion, and is subsequently drawn into a sadomasochistic relationship with the two women.In Paris, a jaded writer is introduced by an old flame to her younger companion, and is subsequently drawn into a sadomasochistic relationship with the two women.

Director
- Radley Metzger
Writers
- Catherine Robbe-Grillet
- Radley Metzger
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

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Director
- Radley Metzger
Writers
- Catherine Robbe-Grillet
- Radley Metzger
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Mary Mendum was the director's girlfriend at the time.

Goofs
After Anne breaks the bottle, moments later she walks on the floor barefoot and no one has cleaned up the broken glass.

Connections
Featured in The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1990)

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by Brian Bennett

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Featured review

8/10

One of a Kind

THE IMAGE is a disturbing, erotic, scary, elegant movie that probably only Radley Metzger could have made. Most directors of 'erotica' concentrate on gynecological close-ups to the exclusion of all else; Metzger's hallmark has always been to tell the story and explain the characters by relying as much on the actors' eyes as on the dialogue. The S&M scene is as alien to me as peanut-butter-and-pickle sandwiches (which I am also told some enjoy), but in THE IMAGE I can see the gamesmanship, the role-playing and the unspoken psychological leveraging that makes it all so compellingly complex. Would I show this film to Grandma? Uh-uh. But then, that's just MY grandma, who knows, yours may have a side you never suspected. This film is hot, fascinating, and, in this gorgeous and UNCUT (thank you, thank you!) video transfer, stunningly beautiful as well.