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-'''''The Last Mistress''''' (original title '''''Une vieille maîtresse''''', literally “An old mistress”) is a 2007 French-Italian movie based on a controversial novel by the French writer [[Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly]].+'''''The Last Mistress''''' (Une vieille maîtresse, literally "An old mistress") is a 2007 French-Italian film based on the novel ''[[Une vieille maîtresse]]'' by the French writer [[Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly]]. It stars [[Asia Argento]] and [[Fu'ad Aït Aattou]] as the two main characters. The movie was directed by the French filmmaker [[Catherine Breillat]] and was entered into the [[2007 Cannes Film Festival]].
-It stars [[Asia Argento]] and [[Fu'ad Ait Aattou]] as two main characters. 
-The movie was directed by a famous French filmmaker [[Catherine Breillat]] 
==Plot== ==Plot==
-Ryno de Marigny (Fu'ad Ait Aattou), before getting married to the young and innocent Hermangarde (Roxanne Mesquida), makes a last visit to La Vellini (Asia Argento), his Spanish mistress, to bid goodbye in an act of lovemaking. His liaison with La Vellini is the subject of the Parisian gossip, and before Hermangarde's grandmother gives her blessing, she wants to hear from Ryno everything about this relationship. Ryno reveals a temptestuous story but indicates that his ten year romance is over; he now is in love with Hermangarde. After the marriage, the newlyweds move away to a castle at the seashore. They are happy and soon Hermangarde conceives. But the "last/old mistress" reappears, and while Ryno tries to keep her out of his life, she is not to be rejected, and Hermangarde finds out about it.+In 1835 Paris, Ryno de Marigny ([[Fu'ad Aït Aattou]]), before getting married to the young and innocent Hermangarde ([[Roxanne Mesquida]]), makes a last visit to La Vellini ([[Asia Argento]]), his Spanish mistress, to bid goodbye in an act of lovemaking. His liaison with La Vellini is the subject of Parisian gossip, and before Hermangarde's grandmother gives her blessing, she wants to hear from Ryno everything about this relationship. Ryno reveals a tempestuous story but indicates that his ten-year romance is over; he now is in love with Hermangarde. After the marriage, the newlyweds move away to a castle at the seashore. They are happy and soon Hermangarde conceives. But the "last/old mistress" reappears, and while Ryno tries to keep her out of his life, she is not to be rejected, and Hermangarde finds out about it.
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 +==Cast==
 + 
 +*[[Asia Argento]] as Vellini
 +*[[Fu'ad Aït Aattou]] as Ryno de Marigny
 +*[[Roxane Mesquida]] as Hermangarde
 +*[[Claude Sarraute]] as La marquise de Flers
 +*[[Yolande Moreau]] as La comtesse d'Artelles
 +*[[Michael Lonsdale]] as Le vicomte de Prony
 +*[[Anne Parillaud]] as Mme de Solcy
 +*[[Jean-Philippe Tesse]] as Le vicomte de Mareuil
 +*[[Sarah Pratt (actress)|Sarah Pratt]] as La comtesse de Mendoze
 +*[[Amira Casar]] as Mademoiselle Divine des Airelles
 +{{col-break|width=40%}}
 +*[[Lio]] as The singer
 +*[[Isabelle Renauld]] as L'arrogante
 +*[[Léa Seydoux]] as Oliva
 +*[[Nicholas Hawtrey]] as Sir Reginald
 +*[[Caroline Ducey]] as La dame de Pique
 +*[[Jean-Claude Binoche]] as Le comte de Cerisy
 +*[[Thomas Hardy (actor)|Thomas Hardy]] as Le valet de Mareuil
 +*[[Jean-Gabriel Mitterrand]] as Le valet de Rigny
 +*[[Eric Bouhier]] as Le chirurgien
 +*[[Frédéric Botton]] as Le cardinal de Flers
 +{{col-end}}
 + 
 +==Critical reception==
 +The movie was well received by the critics. It appeared on some critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2008. [[Stephen Holden]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' named it the fifth best film of the year,<ref name=mctop08/> and Sheri Linden of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' named it the ninth best.<ref name=mctop08>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/awards/2008/toptens.shtml |title=Metacritic: 2008 Film Critic Top Ten Lists |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=11 January 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102205252/http://www.metacritic.com/film/awards/2008/toptens.shtml |archivedate=2 January 2009 }}</ref>
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 +Review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reports that 77% of 94 critics gave the film a positive review, for an average rating of 6.7/10. The site's consensus states that "More complicated than your average bodice ripper, Catherine Breillat's Last Mistress features beautiful costumes, wrought romances, and a feral performance from Argento."
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The Last Mistress (Une vieille maîtresse, literally "An old mistress") is a 2007 French-Italian film based on the novel Une vieille maîtresse by the French writer Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly. It stars Asia Argento and Fu'ad Aït Aattou as the two main characters. The movie was directed by the French filmmaker Catherine Breillat and was entered into the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.

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Plot

In 1835 Paris, Ryno de Marigny (Fu'ad Aït Aattou), before getting married to the young and innocent Hermangarde (Roxanne Mesquida), makes a last visit to La Vellini (Asia Argento), his Spanish mistress, to bid goodbye in an act of lovemaking. His liaison with La Vellini is the subject of Parisian gossip, and before Hermangarde's grandmother gives her blessing, she wants to hear from Ryno everything about this relationship. Ryno reveals a tempestuous story but indicates that his ten-year romance is over; he now is in love with Hermangarde. After the marriage, the newlyweds move away to a castle at the seashore. They are happy and soon Hermangarde conceives. But the "last/old mistress" reappears, and while Ryno tries to keep her out of his life, she is not to be rejected, and Hermangarde finds out about it.

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Critical reception

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Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 77% of 94 critics gave the film a positive review, for an average rating of 6.7/10. The site's consensus states that "More complicated than your average bodice ripper, Catherine Breillat's Last Mistress features beautiful costumes, wrought romances, and a feral performance from Argento."

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