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Therese and Isabelle
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<h2 id="plot">Plot</h2> <p>Two young girls grow up together and share affectionate intimacies in a Swiss boarding school for girls. </p> <h2 id="cast">Cast</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Essy_Persson/AXxjJqUe">Essy Persson</a> as Thérèse</li> <li><a href="/facts/Anna_Ga%C3%ABl/oC4CeUAR">Anna Gaël</a> as Isabelle</li> <li><a href="/facts/Barbara_Laage/vzL8LP74">Barbara Laage</a> as Thérèse's mother</li> <li><a href="/facts/Anne_Vernon/3mBsrSJj">Anne Vernon</a> as Mademoiselle Le Blanc</li> <li><a href="/facts/Maurice_Teynac/LJMNxFbN">Maurice Teynac</a> as Monsieur Martin</li></ul> <h2 id="reception">Reception</h2> <p>Reviews of his film adaptation of <i>Thérèse et Isabelle</i> have been generally favorable,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> although not with all reviewers.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="notes">Notes</h2> <p>According to one film reviewer, Radley Metzger's films, including those made during the <a href="/facts/Golden_Age_of_Porn/PRKbosFo">Golden Age of Porn</a> (1969–1984), are noted for their "lavish design, witty screenplays, and a <a href="/facts/Penchant/hWCEmfuX">penchant</a> for the unusual <a href="/facts/Camera_angle/AuQtPdaR">camera angle</a>".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> Another reviewer noted that his films were "highly artistic—and often cerebral ... and often featured gorgeous <a href="/facts/Cinematography/Umcgh4GC">cinematography</a>".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> Film and audio works by Metzger have been added to the permanent collection of the <a href="/facts/Museum_of_Modern_Art/75lxKjfj">Museum of Modern Art</a> (MoMA) in New York City.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063683/"><i>Therese and Isabelle</i></a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li> <li><a href="https://mubi.com/films/therese-and-isabelle"><i>Therese and Isabelle</i></a> at <a href="/facts/MUBI/8GsGtsP4">MUBI</a> (related to <a href="/facts/The_Criterion_Collection/KbDrlDdS">The Criterion Collection</a>)</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Bentley, Toni (August 7, 2014). "The Art Cinema Erotica of Radley Metzger". The New York Review of Books. Archived from the original on April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017. <a href="/wiki/Toni_Bentley" target="_blank">/wiki/Toni_Bentley</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Bentley, Toni (June 2014). "The Legend of Henry Paris". Playboy. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2017. <a href="/wiki/Toni_Bentley" target="_blank">/wiki/Toni_Bentley</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Bentley, Toni (June 2014). "The Legend of Henry Paris" (PDF). Playboy. p. 144. Retrieved April 8, 2017 – via ToniBentley.com. <a href="https://www.tonibentley.com/pdfarticles/playboy/RadleyMetzger_AuteuroftheErotic_ToniBentley.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.tonibentley.com/pdfarticles/playboy/RadleyMetzger_AuteuroftheErotic_ToniBentley.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Lezard, Nicholas (February 28, 2012). "Thérèse and Isabelle by Violette Leduc – review". The Guardian. Retrieved April 8, 2017. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/feb/28/therese-isabelle-violette-leduc-review" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/feb/28/therese-isabelle-violette-leduc-review</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Corliss, Richard (September 1, 1968). "Review: Therese and Isabelle by Radley Metzger". Film Quarterly. 22 (1): 63–67. doi:10.2307/1210043. JSTOR 1210043. Retrieved April 8, 2017. <a href="http://fq.ucpress.edu/content/22/1/63" target="_blank">http://fq.ucpress.edu/content/22/1/63</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Henderson, Eric (November 30, 2004). "Review: Therese and Isabelle". Slant Magazine. Retrieved May 2, 2022. <a href="https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/therese-and-isabelle/" target="_blank">https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/therese-and-isabelle/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Null, Christopher. "Therese and Isabelle Review". Contactmusic.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170409111551/http://www.contactmusic.net/film/review/thereseandisabelle_1" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20170409111551/http://www.contactmusic.net/film/review/thereseandisabelle_1</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Doerksen, Cliff (2016). "Therese and Isabelle". Chicago Reader. Retrieved April 8, 2017. <a href="http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/therese-and-isabelle/Film?oid=1600998" target="_blank">http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/therese-and-isabelle/Film?oid=1600998</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Morris, Gary (1998). "The Films of Radley Metzger". Images. Retrieved April 9, 2017. <a href="http://www.imagesjournal.com/issue08/reviews/radleymetzger/default-1.htm" target="_blank">http://www.imagesjournal.com/issue08/reviews/radleymetzger/default-1.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Burridge, Shane R. (1968). "Therese and Isabelle (1968)". rec.arts.movies.reviews. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2017. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150321180419/http://www.imdb.com/reviews/172/17229.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20150321180419/http://www.imdb.com/reviews/172/17229.html</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Ebert, Roger (October 28, 1968). "Therese and Isabelle – review". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved April 8, 2017 – via RogerEbert.com. <a href="/wiki/Roger_Ebert" target="_blank">/wiki/Roger_Ebert</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Lotti, Matthew. "Therese and Isabelle (1968) review". Cinematic Threads. Retrieved April 9, 2017. <a href="http://www.cinematicthreads.com/review.php?id=1019" target="_blank">http://www.cinematicthreads.com/review.php?id=1019</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>Gallagher, Steve (August 7, 2014). ""This is Softcore": The History of Radley Metzger". Filmmaker. Retrieved May 23, 2015. <a href="https://filmmakermagazine.com/87041-this-is-softcore-the-history-of-radley-metzger/" target="_blank">https://filmmakermagazine.com/87041-this-is-softcore-the-history-of-radley-metzger/</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>Simpson, Claire (October 2, 2013). "Adults Only: 5 Films By Radley Metzger". WhatCulture. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150524154050/http://whatculture.com/film/adults-only-5-films-by-radley-metzger.php" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20150524154050/http://whatculture.com/film/adults-only-5-films-by-radley-metzger.php</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>Rist, Ray C. (1974). The Pornography Controversy: Changing Moral Standards in American Life. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Transaction Books. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-4128-3846-7 – via Google Books. <a href="978-1-4128-3846-7" target="_blank">978-1-4128-3846-7</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>Lehman, Peter, ed. (2006). Pornography: Film and Culture. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-8135-3871-6 – via Google Books. <a href="978-0-8135-3871-6" target="_blank">978-0-8135-3871-6</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>"DadaBase Search Results – Radley Metzger". Museum of Modern Art. 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016. <a href="http://arcade.nyarc.org/search~S8?/aMetzger%2C+Radley./ametzger+radley/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/exact&FF=ametzger+radley&1%2C2%2C" target="_blank">http://arcade.nyarc.org/search~S8?/aMetzger%2C+Radley./ametzger+radley/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/exact&FF=ametzger+radley&1%2C2%2C</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>Giusti, Marco (March 4, 2017). "Obituary Of The Righteous – The Porn Of The Fabulous 60s And 70s Loses One Of Its Pioneers And Masters: Radley Metzger – Photographer Of War, The MOMA Presents A Retrospective: His Erotic Films Made History – Video: 'Score', On The Relationships Of Couples Of The 70s, In An Uncensored Version". Dagospia (in Italian). 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