MARIE, THE DOLL
Dir. Joël Séria, 1976.
France, 106 min.
In French.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14 - 5:00 PM
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 - 7:30 PM
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23 - 7:30 PM

If you enjoyed DON’T DELIVER US FROM EVIL as a part of December’s “Best of Best of Spectacle” programming then you might enjoy this other film by director Joël Séria. MARIE, THE DOLL stars Jeanne Goupil as the titular character, a happy go-lucky girl living in small-town France. Shortly after marrying a rich and eccentric doll-store owner named Claude, she is introduced to his idea of the perfect wife. Claude buys her a new frilly wardrobe, he fashions a cutesy doll room for her, and finally convinces Marie to play “doll” with him. When Marie seems to enjoy the game more than Claude, she has to find other outlets for her enthusiasm. This film is unnerving in its soft, pastel-colored delivery of a sordid narrative. A perfect date-night flick!