In the prologue highlighting Sigimond's idyllic family life, he mentions a trip he is going to make to Paris. The narrative then skips ahead to show Sigimond in Paris. There is directorial intent to confuse the audience into believing that this trip is the same one Sigimond had mentioned, but that is later revealed indirectly not to be the case. This trip happens at a later date. The other reviewers missed that vital detail. While on that earlier trip to Paris he had mentioned to his wife, his son drowned and the wife committed suicide. The letter Sigimond retrieved from the post office (the one that had been sent to him by his maid concerning the death of his family) was NOT the first time he learned about it. It was her resignation letter, since she cannot herself deal with the tragedy.
The key thing to remember is that LA MARGE is a love story. However, it is very abstract in how it seeks to unravel their courtship ritual. There is a misconception shared by the other reviewers that Sigimond is cheating on his wife or had been cheating on his wife. That view is entirely the opposite of the filmmaker's intention. Sigimond is still entirely devoted to his wife, but as seen in the prologue, he has a mighty libido. He can't bring himself to LOVE other women, but he still has the desire for sex -- therefore, he travels to Paris to binge on prostitutes. Note that the super-hot hotel maid tries to tempt him into putting a move on her without success at least three times. Diana, on the other hand, won't fall in love either for the usual professional reasons -- her jaded mercenary demeanor is what convinces Sigimond to keep going back to her as she seems to be the character opposite of his late wife, Sergine.
There has also been complete and total misunderstanding of the ending by the other reviewers. The magic of this movie is in the PROCESS not the outcome. I'll tell you right now that as in most Euro-Romance novels, there is no happy ending -- and that's a double entendre. Diana flees from her last session with Sigimond in mid-fellatio because she's realized that she's fallen in love with him and is frightened he'll notice by the change in her sex-making. Later Sigimond shoots himself because the feelings he's developed for Diana made him feel unfaithful to Sergine's memory.
LA MARGE is by far the best work I've seen by either Dallesandro, Kristel, or director Walarien Borowczyk. This is a movie about body movement and the subtle ways in which emotions can be communicated through such movement. Apparently, one can tell whether or not one is in love with someone by the kind of orgasm one receives from him/her.
The key thing to remember is that LA MARGE is a love story. However, it is very abstract in how it seeks to unravel their courtship ritual. There is a misconception shared by the other reviewers that Sigimond is cheating on his wife or had been cheating on his wife. That view is entirely the opposite of the filmmaker's intention. Sigimond is still entirely devoted to his wife, but as seen in the prologue, he has a mighty libido. He can't bring himself to LOVE other women, but he still has the desire for sex -- therefore, he travels to Paris to binge on prostitutes. Note that the super-hot hotel maid tries to tempt him into putting a move on her without success at least three times. Diana, on the other hand, won't fall in love either for the usual professional reasons -- her jaded mercenary demeanor is what convinces Sigimond to keep going back to her as she seems to be the character opposite of his late wife, Sergine.
There has also been complete and total misunderstanding of the ending by the other reviewers. The magic of this movie is in the PROCESS not the outcome. I'll tell you right now that as in most Euro-Romance novels, there is no happy ending -- and that's a double entendre. Diana flees from her last session with Sigimond in mid-fellatio because she's realized that she's fallen in love with him and is frightened he'll notice by the change in her sex-making. Later Sigimond shoots himself because the feelings he's developed for Diana made him feel unfaithful to Sergine's memory.
LA MARGE is by far the best work I've seen by either Dallesandro, Kristel, or director Walarien Borowczyk. This is a movie about body movement and the subtle ways in which emotions can be communicated through such movement. Apparently, one can tell whether or not one is in love with someone by the kind of orgasm one receives from him/her.