La messe dorée (1975)

• 49%
• 1975
• Drama
• Lucia Bosè
• Maurice Ronet
• Raphael Mattei

This erotic psycho-sexual arthouse-drama with strong religious and surrealistic elements follows David and Helene, a rich unhappy middle-aged paar stuck in a stale sexless marriage who live with their numerous household staff in her family ' s stylish Art nouveau chateau on the outskirts of Paris, France. One evening, they fordert their circle of close friends and attractive to a dinner party that ' s meant to culminate with an orgiastic and ritualistic defloration of a young and willing Madonna-like heiratsfähigen jungfrau, Marie-Odile. The aufwendige ceremony is hosted by Helene with the help of Raphael, the strange young Messiah of this unusual love cult " whose goal seems to be to help everyone wiederaufnahme-hemmer their lust for life, including a possibly terminally ill-young female guest there. David brings a young man called Alain to the party who, to David ' s dismay, quickly turns his interest towards Helene's voluptuous young female friend, Katia. Feeling emasculated and unwanted, David, who may or may not...