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Romance
Shockingly explicit, Catherine Breillat’s critically acclaimed Romance is one of the most controversial films of modern cinema.
Director: Catherine Breillat
Overview
A young schoolteacher, sexually frustrated by her boyfriend, looks elsewhere for physical affection, and embarks on a series of increasingly extreme sexual encounters. Shockingly explicit, blurring the lines between art and pornography, Catherine Breillat’s critically acclaimed Romance is one of the most controversial films of modern cinema.
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