Liliane de Kermadec Movies
- 1995
This French film chronicles the amazing-but-true story of Lisa Alling who in 1928 successfully walked from New York City to Siberia via the Bering Straight by following telegraph poles. It was shot entirely in the Ukraine. Lisa, a chambermaid, has had enough of American life and wants go home to Siberia. Because she had no money, she decided it was better to walk than stay in the U.S. any longer. An opportunist, she takes whatever food, warmth and even romance that is offered along the way. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Yelena Safonova, Christopher Chaplin, (more)
- 1974
The painful life of a mentally unstable but highly gifted woman is unveiled in this film, based on episodes from the life of an actual person. Aloise (Delphine Seyrig) creates a series of haunting drawings while she is incarcerated in an institution for the insane in turn-of-the-century Switzerland. She endures torments as a musically gifted girl and later as a young woman; her developing madness and the barbaric treatments of the time are shown. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Isabelle Huppert, Delphine Seyrig, (more)
- 1972
This French thriller by first-time director Liliane de Kermadec follows the adventures of an amorous threesome on their bike tour through the countryside. When they visit an ominous country mansion, all is not as it seems. Are they dreaming of terror within, or is it real? ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
