Romance 1999 Movie Wiki -

| | Details | | --- | --- | | Title | Romance | | Original Title | Romance X | | Director | Catherine Breillat | | Writer | Catherine Breillat | | Release Date | April 14, 1999 (France); October 1, 1999 (USA – limited) | | Running Time | 84 minutes | | Country | France | | Language | French | | Genre | Erotic drama, art film, psychological drama | | MPAA Rating | NC-17 (for explicit sexual content) | | Budget | Approx. $1.5 million |

Romance is widely credited with helping to define the "New French Extremity" movement—a trend in late-1990s and 2000s French cinema characterized by graphic violence, explicit sex, and philosophical inquiry (alongside films like Baise-moi and Irréversible ). It directly influenced a wave of art-house explicit dramas, including 9 Songs (2004) and Love (2015). Breillat would continue exploring similar themes in her subsequent films, most notably Fat Girl (2001) and Anatomy of Hell (2004). Romance 1999 Movie Wiki

Romance follows Marie (Caroline Ducey), a young schoolteacher in Paris who is in a deadening relationship with a handsome but emotionally cold male model named Paul (Sagamore Stévenin). Paul refuses to have sex with Marie, claiming he no longer desires her, yet he refuses to leave her. Trapped in a state of sexual and emotional deprivation, Marie embarks on a personal journey to explore the extremes of her own sexuality. | | Details | | --- | ---