La Vénus électrique
Antoine, an artist hollowed out by his wife Irène's death and by the blame he assigns himself, consults Suzanne, a penniless sideshow performer playing at clairvoyance.
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Synopsis
Artist Antoine has lost all inspiration and slipped into alcoholism since the death of his wife Irène, a loss he blames himself for. Suzanne is a penniless sideshow performer pretending to be a clairvoyant, whom Antoine consults in a bid to connect with Irène. Antoine’s dealer Armand, desperate to keep Antoine from falling apart, urges Suzanne to keep the ruse alive. She stages a series of improvised hypnosis sessions, claiming she can channel Irène in exchange for having her debts paid by Armand.
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Antoine, an artist hollowed out by his wife Irène's death and by the blame he assigns himself, consults Suzanne, a penniless sideshow performer playing at clairvoyance. Add Armand, a dealer with every commercial reason to keep his painter upright, and the deception becomes a business arrangement: improvised hypnosis sessions, a channelled voice, debts quietly settled. It is a chamber drama about grief, fraud, and the uses of a convincing lie.
Two hours long and clearly in no hurry, it suits viewers who like slow-burning drama where the tension is moral rather than physical. Expect intricate character work, a triangle in which everyone is using someone, and the open question of whether a beautiful deception can do genuine good. If you enjoy stories about séances, showmanship and the desperate creativity of mourning, this is an absorbing, melancholy evening.
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