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** This was one of Creator/FrancoisOzon's first major film projects, establishing his penchant for both adapting stage plays and telling darkly comedic stories about human sexuality, and he's since gone on to become one of France's best-known directors.

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** This was one of Creator/FrancoisOzon's first major film projects, establishing his penchant for both for adapting stage plays and for telling darkly comedic stories about human sexuality, and he's sexuality. He's since gone on to become one of France's best-known directors.
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** Ludivine Sagnier would appear in two other Ozon films, ''Film/EightWomen'' and ''Film/SwimmingPool'', which are a lot more famous than this one and which established her as a star in France. Nowadays, she's probably best-known to younger audiences as Claire in the Netflix series ''[[Series/Lupin2021 Lupin]]''.

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** Ludivine Sagnier would appear subsequently appeared in two other Ozon films, ''Film/EightWomen'' and ''Film/SwimmingPool'', which are a lot more famous than this one and which established her as a star in France. Nowadays, she's probably best-known to younger audiences as Claire in the Netflix series ''[[Series/Lupin2021 Lupin]]''.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: It's not entirely clear whether Véra is actually a trans woman (i.e. she always experienced her gender as female despite being assigned male at birth) or whether she's a man who fell so dangerously under Léopold's spell as to undergo a sex-change operation in a disturbing attempt to please him.

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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: It's not entirely clear whether Véra is actually a trans woman (i.e. she always experienced her gender as female despite being assigned male at birth) or whether she's a man who fell so dangerously under Léopold's spell as to undergo a sex-change operation in a disturbing attempt to please him.him. While the film ''seems'' to imply the latter, she's still only ever referred to by female pronouns, and at the very least seems to have accepted--or resigned herself to--her new identity as a woman.
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** This was one of Creator/FrancoisOzon's first major film projects, establishing his penchant for darkly comedic stories about human sexuality, and he's since gone on to become one of France's best-known directors.

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** This was one of Creator/FrancoisOzon's first major film projects, establishing his penchant for both adapting stage plays and telling darkly comedic stories about human sexuality, and he's since gone on to become one of France's best-known directors.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Ludivine Sagnier and Creator/FrancoisOzon have obviously become a lot more well-known in the years since this film was released, and it established their collaboration. It's probably fair to say, though, that younger audiences who know Sagnier as Claire in Netflix' ''[[Series/Lupin2021 Lupin]]'' wouldn't expect to see her in a role like ''this''.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: HilariousInHindsight: In the French dub of the 2021 animated film ''Animation/WhereIsAnneFrank'', Ludivine Sagnier would voice the imaginary best friend of Anne Frank, voiced by Sara Giraudeau (Bernard Giraudeau's daughter).
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** This was one of Creator/FrancoisOzon's first major film projects, establishing his penchant for darkly comedic stories about human sexuality,
and Creator/FrancoisOzon have obviously he's since gone on to become one of France's best-known directors.
** Ludivine Sagnier would appear in two other Ozon films, ''Film/EightWomen'' and ''Film/SwimmingPool'', which are
a lot more well-known in the years since famous than this film was released, one and it which established their collaboration. It's her as a star in France. Nowadays, she's probably fair best-known to say, though, that younger audiences who know Sagnier as Claire in Netflix' the Netflix series ''[[Series/Lupin2021 Lupin]]'' wouldn't expect to see her in a role like ''this''.Lupin]]''.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Ludivine Sagnier and Creator/FrancoisOzon have obviously become a lot more well-known in the years since this film was released, and it established their collaboration'. It's probably fair to say, though, that younger audiences who know Sagnier as Claire in Netflix' ''[[Series/Lupin2021 Lupin]]'' wouldn't expect to see her in a role like ''this''.
* TheWoobie: Franz and Véra, both victims of Léopold's controlling and psychologically abusive nature.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Ludivine Sagnier and Creator/FrancoisOzon have obviously become a lot more well-known in the years since this film was released, and it established their collaboration'.collaboration. It's probably fair to say, though, that younger audiences who know Sagnier as Claire in Netflix' ''[[Series/Lupin2021 Lupin]]'' wouldn't expect to see her in a role like ''this''.
* TheWoobie: Franz and Véra, both unfortunate victims of Léopold's controlling and psychologically abusive nature.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Ludivine Sagnier and Creator/FrancoisOzon have obviously become a lot more well-known in the years since this film was released, and it established their collaboration, which led to ''Film/EightWomen'' (their BreakthroughHit) and ''Film/SwimmingPool''. It's probably fair to say, though, that younger audiences who came to know Sagnier as Claire in Netflix' ''[[Series/Lupin2021 Lupin]]'' wouldn't expect to see her in a role like ''this''.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Ludivine Sagnier and Creator/FrancoisOzon have obviously become a lot more well-known in the years since this film was released, and it established their collaboration, which led to ''Film/EightWomen'' (their BreakthroughHit) and ''Film/SwimmingPool''. collaboration'. It's probably fair to say, though, that younger audiences who came to know Sagnier as Claire in Netflix' ''[[Series/Lupin2021 Lupin]]'' wouldn't expect to see her in a role like ''this''.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Ludivine Sagnier and Creator/FrancoisOzon have obviously become a lot more well-known in the years since this film was released, and it established their collaboration, which led to Film/EightWomen (their BreakthroughHit) and Film/SwimmingPool. It's probably fair to say, though, that younger audiences who've come to know Sagnier as Claire in Netflix' ''[[Series/Lupin2021 Lupin]]'' wouldn't expect to see her in a role like ''this''.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Ludivine Sagnier and Creator/FrancoisOzon have obviously become a lot more well-known in the years since this film was released, and it established their collaboration, which led to Film/EightWomen ''Film/EightWomen'' (their BreakthroughHit) and Film/SwimmingPool. ''Film/SwimmingPool''. It's probably fair to say, though, that younger audiences who've come who came to know Sagnier as Claire in Netflix' ''[[Series/Lupin2021 Lupin]]'' wouldn't expect to see her in a role like ''this''.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: It's not entirely clear whether Véra is actually a trans woman (i.e. she always experienced her gender as female despite being assigned male at birth) or whether she's a man who fell so dangerously under Léopold's spell as to undergo a sex-change operation purely in a failed attempt to please him.

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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: It's not entirely clear whether Véra is actually a trans woman (i.e. she always experienced her gender as female despite being assigned male at birth) or whether she's a man who fell so dangerously under Léopold's spell as to undergo a sex-change operation purely in a failed disturbing attempt to please him.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: It's not entirely clear whether Vera is actually a trans woman (i.e. she always experienced her gender as female despite being assigned male at birth) or whether she's a man who fell so dangerously under Léopold's spell as to undergo a sex-change operation purely in a failed attempt to please him. The latter interpretation is definitely a ''lot'' more disturbing.

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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: It's not entirely clear whether Vera Véra is actually a trans woman (i.e. she always experienced her gender as female despite being assigned male at birth) or whether she's a man who fell so dangerously under Léopold's spell as to undergo a sex-change operation purely in a failed attempt to please him. The latter interpretation is definitely a ''lot'' more disturbing.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Ludivine Sagnier and Creator/FrancoisOzon have obviously become a lot more well-known in the years since this film was released, and it established their collaboration, which led to Film/EightWomen (their BreakthroughHit) and Film/SwimmingPool. It's probably fair to say, though, that younger audiences who've come to know Sagnier as Claire in Creator/{{Netflix}}' ''[[Series/Lupin2021 Lupin]]'' wouldn't expect to see her in a role like this one.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Ludivine Sagnier and Creator/FrancoisOzon have obviously become a lot more well-known in the years since this film was released, and it established their collaboration, which led to Film/EightWomen (their BreakthroughHit) and Film/SwimmingPool. It's probably fair to say, though, that younger audiences who've come to know Sagnier as Claire in Creator/{{Netflix}}' Netflix' ''[[Series/Lupin2021 Lupin]]'' wouldn't expect to see her in a role like this one.''this''.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: It's not entirely clear whether Vera is actually a trans woman (i.e. she always experienced her gender as female despite being assigned male at birth) or whether she's a man who fell so dangerously under Léopold's spell as to undergo a sex-change operation purely in a failed attempt to please him. The latter interpretation is definitely a ''lot'' more disturbing.
* BestKnownForTheFanservice: A quarter of a century after its release, the movie is probably best remembered for Creator/LudivineSagnier's full-frontal nude scene.
* RetroactiveRecognition: Ludivine Sagnier and Creator/FrancoisOzon have obviously become a lot more well-known in the years since this film was released, and it established their collaboration, which led to Film/EightWomen (their BreakthroughHit) and Film/SwimmingPool. It's probably fair to say, though, that younger audiences who've come to know Sagnier as Claire in Creator/{{Netflix}}' ''[[Series/Lupin2021 Lupin]]'' wouldn't expect to see her in a role like this one.
* TheWoobie: Franz and Vera, both victims of Léopold's controlling and psychologically abusive nature.

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