The Games of Countess Dolingen (Les Jeux de la Comtesse Dolingen de Gratz) 43 years old

In this eerie, atmospheric tale, a young woman is on a train when she sees some people she thinks she knows from her childhood. On arriving home, her husband tells her that a certain countess has died. At that point, the film cuts to a scene of the countess singing in a mausoleum while the visual image of the graveyard's many tombstones passes before one's eyes. Back home, the husband -- also a "father-figure" -- is looking over his collection of wooden angels. Some time elapses, and he surreptitiously sees a thief come down through the chimney, steal some things, and then leave. To combat any recurrence, he builds an iron, escape-proof cage around the fireplace, and then goes away on a trip. When he comes back, he finds the thief dead in the cage. Thus far, the camera has only shown the husband in profile or from the back. Then there is another story about a young girl, with a spiteful, nasty mother, who is trying to cope with her own attraction to a man.

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The Games of Countess Dolingen Cast

Name Character
Carol Kane She was 29, now 72 years old as Louise Haines-Pearson
Michael Lonsdale He was 50, now 93 years old as Bertrand Haines-Pearson
Marina Vlady She was 43, now 86 years old as La mère de la petite fille
Marilú Marini She was 36, now 79 years old as La comtesse Dolingen de Gratz / La bonne
Robert Stephens He was 50, 64 years old when he died as Le professeur
Marucha Bo as Nena
Emmanuelle Riva She was 54, 89 years old when she died as Une invitée

The Games of Countess Dolingen Crew

Name Department
Bram Stoker as Author. He was 133 (64) years old when He died Writing
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The Games of Countess Dolingen (43 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, September 01, 1981
  • Runtime: 106 minutes