Past Run
Special Treatment
In this darkly erotic drama from cult filmmaker Jeanne Labrune, Isabelle Huppert stars as a high-class prostitute named Alice who serves up sexual fantasies for her clientele, from schoolgirl innocence to S&M. Fed up with the seamy underbelly of French masculinity, Alice crosses paths with Xavier, a neurotic psychoanalyst facing a marriage crisis. The two quickly realize their professions share a thing or two in common as they navigate the overlapping worlds of psychotherapy and sex therapy.
“It isn't a lightweight erotic romp at all, but a complicated and delicate two-person odyssey that's much richer and subtler than that.”
— Andrew O’Hehir, Salon
FROM THE VAULT
Where it played at Laemmle — 2 engagements
- Beverly HillsLumiere Music HallFri, Sep 23 – Thu, Sep 29, 2011 · 1 week
- Santa MonicaMonica Film CenterFri, Sep 16 – Thu, Sep 22, 2011 · 1 week