Rapture

"Curiosity. Infatuation. Awakening. Love. These are but the stepping stones to rapture."

1965 1h 45m EN

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 37

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Agnes, a lonely teenage girl, and her father befriend an escaped convict, named Joseph, who arrives at their farm in Brittany, France. When Joseph develops an attraction to Agnes, her father threatens to break up the union.

“Curiosity. Infatuation. Awakening. Love. These are but the stepping stones to rapture.”

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Cast

Melvyn Douglas
Frederick Larbaud
Patricia Gozzi
Agnes Larbaud
Dean Stockwell
Joseph
Gunnel Lindblom
Karen
Leslie Sands
First Gendarme
Murray Evans
Young Gendarme
Sylvia Kay
Genevieve
Peter Sallis
Armand

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Guillermin
Writers: Ennio Flaiano, Stanley Mann, Stanley Mann
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Guillermin, shot by Marcel Grignon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Georges Delerue. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Françoise Diot shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Melvyn Douglas and Patricia Gozzi and Dean Stockwell carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Curiosity. Infatuation. Awakening. Love. These are but the stepping stones to rapture.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0059633 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

John Guillermin directs. Marcel Grignon behind the camera. Georges Delerue scores. Françoise Diot cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

161 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by John Guillermin, shot by Marcel Grignon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Georges Delerue. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Françoise Diot shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Melvyn Douglas and Patricia Gozzi and Dean Stockwell carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Curiosity. Infatuation. Awakening. Love. These are but the stepping stones to rapture.".
7IMDB entry: tt0059633 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.