

Day in and day out, lovers Cynthia and Evelyn enact an elaborate sadomasochistic fantasy as mistress and maid. But as their ritual of domination and submission begins to turn stale, Cynthia yearns for something more conventional, while Evelyn tries to push their taboos even further.
DramaRomancesadomasochismlesbian relationshipbutterflyautumnerotic moviedominance submissiveness
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Character
Intimate, contemplative, spare and grave.
- intimateepic
- contemplativerelentless
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Sidse Babett KnudsenCynthia
- Chiara D'AnnaEvelyn
- Eugenia CarusoDr. Fraxini
- Zita KraszkóDr. Schuller
- Monica SwinnLorna
- Eszter TompaDr. Viridana
- Fatma MohamedThe Carpenter
- Kata BartschDr. Lurida
- Gretchen MeddaughDr. in audience
Crew
- Peter StricklandDirector
- Peter StricklandWriter
- Nicholas D. KnowlandDirector of Photography
- Rachel ZeffiraOriginal Music Composer
- Faris BadwanOriginal Music Composer
- Matyas FeketeEditor
- Andrew StarkeProducer
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