Berthe

The films of Patrick Ledoux (born 1934) are notable for, among other things, their musical soundtracks which use either classical or modern music, sometimes composed by Ledoux himself, who has a distinguished musical background.
“Berthe is a free adaptation of a story by Maupassant. Although Ledoux respects the period atmosphere of the tale (the second half of the Eighteenth century), he has placed it in a more modern context. Berthe is a young woman who was traumatised by an event in her childhood, and she lives locked in her room, silent and alienated. One day, a doctor decides to re-establish contact between her and other people. But he treats her as though she were one of Pavlov's dogs, and after an ‘arranged' marriage to a dissolute individual, she suffers a second crisis and is once again locked up. This difficult story is translated to the screen in a very pure, introspective way. Claire Wauthion acts splendidly in a virtually silent role....” --Paul Dalvay, “1978 International Film Guide”

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