Director Alice Winocour’s debut – AUGUSTINE -issued on dvd

AUGUSTINE (15)     2012      FRANCE    WINOCOUR, ALICE        £19.99Director Alice Winocour’s debut drama explores the relationship between the 19th-century French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot (Vincent Lindon) and his patient, Augustine (Soko), a 19-year-old illiterate housemaid. After succumbing to a seizure while serving dinner guests, Augustine, her face paralysed on one side, is sent to the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris, where she soon comes to the attention of Charcot. Commanding an overbearing presence on the wards, the doctor soon starts to employ his latest case-study in public demonstrations, with the aim of showcasing his latest neurological breakthroughs using hypnosis.

It’s not long, however, before the doctor/patient relationship begins to change, as Charlot finds it increasingly difficult to conceal his attraction for his patient, and Augustine begins to assume more control over her life.

In French with English subtitles

DVD available to buy at – http://www.worldonlinecinema.com/Home/french-dvds