The Duke of Burgundy

The Duke Of Burgundy employs outré subject matter for a magnificently mundane purpose. At its core, this is one of the most incisive, penetrating, and empathetic films ever made about what it truly means to love another person...

...a daring, atmosphere-soaked piece of kink hypnotherapy that pays explicit homage to the films of Franco...

...delivers a deadpan comedy of manners which is at once a surprisingly affecting study in the minutiae of a relationship both partners struggle to make work and a stylish essay in the wilfully perverse.

This is the story of a love affair based on sadomasochistic role-play, with the choreography of sub and dom and the traditional paradox about who is really in charge.

...it’s visually and thematically gratifying, and on its own merits it’s scarily effective as well.

Sidse Babett Knudsen er (...) fuldmoden i sit register. Ingen kan som hende fa° en mundstreg til at vibrere mellem tilkæmpet kontrol og total magtesløshed.