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The last mistress (15)

It�s petticoats, carriages and duels at dawn in this portrait of a love affair set in 19th-century Paris. Having established a reputution for sex scenes so explicit they frightened any passing horses clean out of their shoes, director Catherine Breillat takes a relatively coy approach to the story of a rich young fop (Fu�ad Ait Aattou) and his tempestuous squeeze Vellini (Asia Argento).

Dir: Catherine Breillat With: Asia Argento, Fu'ad Ait Aattou It's petticoats, carriages and duels at dawn in this portrait of a love affair set in 19th-century Paris.