Hecate (1982)
Words usually come too late
Set amid the European community in an unspecified North African country, a colony on the verge of nationalism just before the war. And colonized is what happens to a French diplomat, Julien Rochelle, when he meets the mysterious beauty Clothilde de Watteville. Schmid 's favorite axiom, that love is projection, never had such a thorough airing. Is Clothilde really the wife of a French official now holed up in Siberia? Or is she Hecate, goddess of black magic and devourer of the Arab boys she meets far from the European quarter? Only our projections know for sure; for the rest, she is a "woman looking out into the night." Drawn from a novel by Paul Morand, who based the main character on his wife Helene, Schmid's film achieves an atmosphere of magic in which psychological credibility is not so much absent as irrelevant-a film that distances itself from the drama it invokes, perhaps as the elusive Clothilde turns her back on the madness she provokes.
Cast
- Bernard Giraudeau - Julien Rochelle
- Lauren Hutton - Clotilde
- Jean Bouise - le consul de France
- Jean-Pierre Kalfon - Massard
- Gérard Desarthe - Le colonel de Watteville
- Juliette Brac - Miss Henry
- Patrick Thursfield - L'Anglais
- Suzanne Thau - La tenancière du bordel
- Raja Reinking - La fille du bar
- Mustapha Tsouli - Ibrahim
Screenplay
- Pascal Jardin
- Daniel Schmid
- Paul Morand (Original Story)
Keywords
diplomat, based on novel or book, magic, africa, nationalism, colony, goddess, european, mysterious
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Hecate about?
- Set amid the European community in an unspecified North African country, a colony on the verge of nationalism just before the war. And colonized is what happens to a French diplomat, Julien Rochelle, when he meets the mysterious beauty Clothilde de Watteville. Schmid 's favorite axiom, that love is projection, never had such a thorough airing. Is Clothilde really the wife of a French official now holed up in Siberia? Or is she Hecate, goddess of black magic and devourer of the Arab boys she meets far from the European quarter? Only our projections know for sure; for the rest, she is a "woman looking out into the night." Drawn from a novel by Paul Morand, who based the main character on his wife Helene, Schmid's film achieves an atmosphere of magic in which psychological credibility is not so much absent as irrelevant-a film that distances itself from the drama it invokes, perhaps as the elusive Clothilde turns her back on the madness she provokes.
- Who directed Hecate?
- Hecate was directed by Daniel Schmid.
- Who stars in Hecate?
- Hecate stars Bernard Giraudeau, Lauren Hutton, Jean Bouise, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Gérard Desarthe, Juliette Brac.
- How long is Hecate?
- Hecate has a runtime of 1h 45m (105 minutes).
- What genre is Hecate?
- Hecate is a Drama, Romance film.
- Where was Hecate produced?
- Hecate was produced in France, Switzerland.