March 29, 2003
Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne An absorbing and bizarre melodrama with literary roots and a steep filmic pedigree. Written by Robert Bresson and Jean Cocteau, it's a tale of a woman scorned who takes a bitter romantic revenge. María Casarès is haunting as the serene, smiling viper with nefarious plans; the film casts a very strange spell.   3/29/03 Posted by DVD Savant at March 29, 2003 07:39 AM