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Barbe bleue
FRANCE · 2009

Barbe bleue

Catherine Breillat
marriage wealth and poverty dark secrets fairy tale adaptation sisterhood
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Synopsis

Anne reads her younger sister, Marie-Catherine, the story of Bluebeard. In 17th-century France, another set of sisters — also named Anne and Marie-Catherine — are left impoverished by their father's death. Marie-Catherine dreams of marrying into money, and soon falls for wealthy divorcé Bluebeard. Grateful for the chance at a life of comfort, Marie-Catherine marries Bluebeard — in spite of rumors

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