Le Seuil du vide (1972)
Directed by Jean-François Davy

Drama / Fantasy
aka: Threshold of the Void

Film Synopsis

A young woman rents a room in a house belonging to an old woman, who tells her not to open a certain door.  The girl cannot resist disobeying the edict.  Opening the door, she finds a brightly lit room which inspires her to take up painting.  She encounters strange beings in the room and soon realises that she may have fallen into a trap...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Jean-François Davy
  • Script: André Ruellan (novel), Alain Gerber (dialogue), Jean-François Davy (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: Louis Soulanes
  • Music: Jack Arel
  • Cast: Dominique Erlanger (Wanda Leibowitz), Odette Duc (Léonie), Catherine Rich (Mona), Michel Lemoine (Franck), Jean Servais (De Gournais), Pierre Vaneck (Dr. Liancourt), Georgette Anys (La mère de Wanda), Arlette Emmery (L'infirmière), Claude Melki (Le barman), Roland Topor (Homme dans le métro), Liza Braconnier, Jean Droze, Adrien Forge, Philippe Gasté, Karine Jeantet, Yvon Lec, Roger Lumont, Paul Pavel, André Tomasi
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Aka: Threshold of the Void

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