Louis Malle, “William Wilson” from “Histoires Extraordinaires” (1968)
Notice the way he touches her face; the cold stare she gives him.
Any further comment is superfluous.
She slaps him, but not because he whipped her and not because he was about to have her gang-raped: she’s pissed because he cheated at cards!
Louis Malle, “William Wilson” from “Histoires Extraordinaires” (1968)
- Mary Gaitskill
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The only thing I can think of that would make his behavior worse: He’s a famous writer who tells her never to write about being whipped after losing at cards. That’s his turf.