Sérail (1976)
Directed by Eduardo de Gregorio

Drama
aka: Surreal Estate

Film Synopsis

Eric Sange, a successful English novelist, is looking for a house to buy in a provincial French village.  He comes across one house which, whilst too large for his needs, holds a strange fascination for him.  Here he meets three very different women: Ariane, who behaves in a provocative manner, Agathe, who acts like a businesswoman, and Céleste, a strange governess.  Eric cannot help wondering about the relationship between the three women and why they live together in the house.  Is it the house that is for sale, or a harem?
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Film Credits

  • Director: Eduardo de Gregorio
  • Script: Michael Graham, Eduardo de Gregorio
  • Cinematographer: Ricardo Aronovich
  • Music: Michel Portal
  • Cast: Leslie Caron (Céleste), Bulle Ogier (Ariane), Marie-France Pisier (Agathe), Corin Redgrave (Eric Sange), Marilyn Jones (Berthe, the waitress), Pierre Baudry (Bar owner)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French / English
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 83 min
  • Aka: Surreal Estate

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