Successive Slidings of Pleasure explained

Successive Slidings of Pleasure (fr|'''Glissements progressifs du plaisir''') is a 1974 French art film^[2] directed by Alain Robbe-Grillet.^[3]

Plot

The film delves into the surreal and demented psyche of a young woman following the murder of her partner Nora. She is incarcerated in a convent prison where her sexual and sadistic desires interrupt her sense of reality.

Cast

• Anicée Alvina - The Prisoner
• Olga Georges-Picot - Nora
• Michael Lonsdale - The Judge
• Jean Martin - The Priest
• Marianne Eggerickx - Claudia
• Claude Marcault - Soeur Julia
• Maxence Mailfort - Client / Customer
• Nathalie Zeiger - Sister Maria
• Bob Wade - Fossoyeur / Gravedigger
• Jean-Louis Trintignant - The police Lieutenant
• Isabelle Huppert - Bit
• Hubert Niogret - Le photographe
• Alain Robbe-Grillet - Un passant
• Catherine Robbe-Grillet - Une soeur

Production

Luc Béraud is the assistant director on the film.

Release

Successive Slidings of Pleasure was released in France in 1974 where it was distributed by Lira Films.

See also

• Isabelle Huppert on screen and stage

Notes and References

1. Web site: Glissements progressifs du plaisir (1973) Alain Robbe-Grillet. bifi.fr. 24 May 2016. French.
2. Web site: SUCCESSIVE SLIDINGS OF PLEASURE (1974). 13 March 2017. Rotten Tomatoes.
3. Web site: IMDB.com: Successive Slidings of Pleasure . 15 May 2010 . imdb.