The Last Mistress

The Last Mistress

★ 5.8IMDb Score
Released:2007-05-30
Duration:115 min
Country:France,Italy
Director:Catherine Breillat
Actors:Asia Argento, Fu'ad Aït Aattou, Roxane Mesquida, Claude Sarraute, Yolande Moreau
Production:Flach Film, CB Films, France 3 Cinéma, StudioCanal, Buskin Film

Overview:

Secrets, rumors and betrayals surround the upcoming marriage between a young dissolute man and virtuous woman of the French aristocracy.

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