THE LAST MISTRESS

Still playing in New York is the daring film, THE LAST MISTRESS: The dream pairing of daredevil screen siren Argento with Breillat, France�s foremost provocatrice, THE LAST MISTRESS is a smoldering adaptation of Jules Barbey d�Aurevilly�s scandalous 19th-century novel.

Set during the reign of �citizen king� Louis Philippe, it chronicles the surprising betrothal of former libertine Ryno de Marigny (newcomer Fu-ad A�t Aattou) to Hermangarde (Roxane Mesquida of FAT GIRL), a virginal daughter of French aristocracy.

Lurking in the margins � and in the imaginations of high society�s gossip-hounds � is de Marigny�s jealous lover of ten years, Vellini (Argento). Described as, �a capricious flamenca who can outstare the sun,� Vellini still burns for de Marigny, and she will not go quietly. Though a fascinating departure into more traditional storytelling, THE LAST MISTRESS sees Breillat continuing her career-long interest in the ramifications of female desire, casting Argento as an impassioned independent woman for the ages. Her performance � full-bodied, emotionally daring, volcanically carnal � is simply something to behold.

"Exhilarating. From the first moment she appears on screen�Ms. Argento has us in her grasp. She never lets go." - Manohla Dargis, New York Times

Cinemart Cinemas 106-03 Metropolitan Avenue (Metropolitan Avenue & 72nd Road), Flushing, NY 11375 The Quad Cinema 34 West 13th Street New York, NY 10011; and possibly other theaters!

An IFC Films release :

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http://www.ifcfilms.com/viewFilm.htm?filmId=616