The Image (film) 846232 215635251 2008-05-29T01:24:19Z 68.37.164.230 corrected year of film to 1975, as all other sources (including Wikipedia's entry for the director) agree on that point. {{Infobox_Film | name = The Image | image = The Image DVD.jpg | imdb_id = 0073589 | director = [[Radley Metzger]] | writer = [[Jake Barnes]] <br>[[Catherine Robbe-Grillet]] | starring = [[Rebecca Brooke]]<br>[[Carl Parker]]<br>[[Marilyn Roberts]] | producer = Gill Champion | music = | cinematography = René Lefèvre<br>Gaston Muller | distributor = [[Synapse Films]] | released = February 1976 | runtime = 89 min. | language = [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]] }} ''For other uses, see [[The Image (disambiguation)]]'' '''''The Image''''' is a [[1975]] [[USA|American]] film, re-released in an edited version [[1976]]. The film is also known by two other titles: ''The Punishment of Anne'' and ''The Mistress and the Slave'' and was directed by [[Radley Metzger]]. The film is based upon the classic [[1956]] sadomasochistic novel ''[[The Image (novel)|L'Image]]'', written by [[Catherine Robbe-Grillet]] and published under the pseudonym of Jean de Berg. The story of Jean (played by Carl Parker), a writer who meets an old friend, Claire (Marilyn Roberts), at a party and is soon drawn into her world of [[sadism and masochism|sadomasochism]] along with her slave, Anne (Mary Mendum, aka [[Rebecca Brooke]], and Metzger's girlfriend at the time). ==Structure== The movie's structure is divided in 10 chapters, separated by white writing on a black background: {|width="100%" align="center"| |width="50%" valign="top"| * 1. An Evening at the X...'s * 2. The Roses in Bagatelle Gardens * 3. Too Much Water and Its Consequences * 4. False Starts * 5. The Photographs |width="50%" valign="top"| * 6. An Expiatory Sacrifice * 7. The Fitting Room * 8. In the Bathroom * 9. The Gothic Chamber * 10. Everything Resolves Itself |- |} ==Reactions== * <blockquote>''"Anyone into sado-masochism will get obvious fulfillment by watching the surface physical thrills that Metzger provides. The true fulfillment for this viewer was delving deeper into the themes of dominance and submission that the characters were exploring in their relationships."''<ref>"Boris Lugosi", [http://www.girlsgunsandghouls.com/punishmentofanne.html girlsgunsandghouls.com]</ref> * <blockquote>''"This is a must own for anyone interested in the fetishes portrayed (graphic oral sex, bondage, whipping, and urination), and also for those who would like to see what quality porn can look like."''<ref>"Tuna" und Johnny Web (Uncle Scoopy), [http://www.fakes.net/image.htm The Image (1998)]</ref></blockquote> == References == <references/> == See also == *[[Sadism and masochism in fiction]] == External links == * {{imdb title|id=0073589|title=The Image}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Image, The}} [[Category:1975 films]] [[Category:BDSM in films]] [[Category:Films based on fiction books]] [[Category:Erotic films]] [[de:The Image]]