Ravissement

Overview

A small, empty boudoir slowly becomes populated by a series of young women, their still and open expressions gradually engulfing the screen, as a nun narrates an account of religious rapture. Belgian filmmaker Olivier Smolders continues a brilliant exploration of religious ecstasy, figured in and epitomized by the erotic, death-defying gaze of the camera lens, in this sublime black-and-white treatment set to excerpts from the theological writings of Saint Teresa of Avila.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1991

Original language

English

Director

Olivier Smolders

Writer

Marquis de Sade

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0487748