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The Duke of Burgundy

The Duke of Burgundy

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The Duke of Burgundy

2015

1h 44m

6.3(381 votes)

Drama

Romance

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.

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Pioneer Pictures

Rook Films

Film4 Productions

BFI

Protagonist Pictures

Ingenious Media

The people behind it

Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Cynthia

Chiara D'Anna

Chiara D'Anna

Evelyn

Eugenia Caruso

Eugenia Caruso

Dr. Fraxini

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

Gretchen Meddaugh

Dr. in audience

Creative team

Directed by: Peter Strickland
Written by: Peter Strickland
Produced by: Andrew Starke

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