Ne touchez pas la hache (2007)

Drama Romance

In Majorca, in 1823, a French general, Armand de Montriveau, overhears a cloistered nun singing in a chapel; he insists on speaking to her. She is Antoinette, for five years he has searched for her. Flash back to their meeting in Paris, he recently returned from Africa, she married and part of the highest society. She flirts with him, and soon he's captivated. His behavior is possessive, insistent. Then, it is her turn to become obsessed. Letters, balls, scandal, a kidnapping, and an ultimatum bring her to the cloister and him to melancholy.

Updated May 12 2020

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Runtime: 137 mins Rating: 5.4

Cast

Michel Piccoli

Ispettore Marchand

Barbet Schroeder

Monsieur Henny (Porte de Choisy)

Guillaume Depardieu

Paul

Victoria Zinny

Eleanor

Bulle Ogier

Pauline

Remo Girone

Denis Freyd

Jeanne Balibar