The Last Mistress

Secrets and betrayals surround an upcoming marriage between Ryno de Marigny, a young dissolute man, and Hermangarde, an extremely virtuous gem of the French aristocracy. Many want to prevent the union and rumours swirl that Ryno will never break off his passionate affair with Vellini, which has been going on for years., A libertine (Fu’ad Ait Aattou) tries to leave his tempestuous young mistress (Asia Argento) to marry a virtuous aristocrat in Catherine Breillat’s lavish and erotic costume drama set in early 19th-century France. Roxane Mesquida, Claude Sarraute, Yolande Moreau., Catherine Breillat’s adaptation of An Old Mistress stars Fu’ad Ait Aatou as Ryno de Marigny, and Asia Argento as Vellini, two lovers in 19th century Paris. The two have been passionately involved for nearly a decade, but de Marigny attempts to end their relationship now that he is engaged to Hermangarde (Roxane Mesquida), a respectable young woman. As the bride-to-be’s grandmother forces de Marigny to confront his past as a notorious womanizer, the film flashes back to reveal the intense decade the lovers shared. Although de Marigny appears to want to shut Vellini out forever, her passions may be far too much for him to deny., Secrets, rumours and betrayals surround the upcoming marriage between a young dissolute man and virtuous woman of the French aristocracy.