The Red Room

The Red Room

1973
1h 29m
1.0

1.0/10

2 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

Hélène Noris, a young Belgian woman from a bourgeois family, is haunted by a past affair with Tamara — now married to her father. Torn between desire and resentment toward Tamara’s conformist life, Hélène feels alienated in the provincial world she inhabits. To boost his social image, her stepfather René invites Parisian director Jean Gerfaud to stage an avant-garde version of Tartuffe. Tamara flirts with him, but Hélène seduces him first. A passionate, destructive affair begins, entangling love, jealousy, and ambition. When the play’s scandalous premiere sparks outrage, Jean marries Hélène, provoking Tamara’s fury. Yet Hélène, restless and defiant, betrays him with a soldier. In rage and humiliation, Jean confronts her in the “red room,” the space that once embodied their love and now their ruin.

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Art et Cinéma Cinéphonic Kunst en Kino
Production Countries
Belgium France
Spoken Languages
French

Quick Facts

Original Title La chambre rouge
Release Date October 18, 1973
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0236092

Cast

Maurice Ronet
Maurice Ronet

Jean Gerfaud

Sharon Gurney
Sharon Gurney

Hélène Noris

Françoise Brion
Françoise Brion

Tamara Noris

Christian Barbier
Christian Barbier

René Noris

Amédée
Amédée

Max

Marie Collins
Marie Collins

Elvirie

Georges Lambert
Georges Lambert

Tarturfe

Marysia
Marysia

Sandra Marelli

Olivier Monneret
Olivier Monneret

Fuselier Pierre-Paul

Jean Pascal
Jean Pascal

Stage Manager Henri

Janine Patrick
Janine Patrick

Madame de Thiffry

Raymond Peira
Raymond Peira

Howard

Key Crew

Jean-Pierre Berckmans
Screenplay
Jan van Raemdonck
Producer
Jean Blondel
Screenplay
Jean-Pierre Berckmans
Director

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