This screening of The Duke of Burgundy marks the release of Ryan Gilbey's new book, It Used to be Witches: Under the Spell of Queer Cinema. Ryan will be in conversation with director Peter Strickland following the film, and copies of his book will be available to purchase before and after the screening.
Two entomologists (Sidse Babett Knudsen, Chiara D'Anna) play ritual games of dominance and subservience. Day in and day out, lovers Cynthia and Evelyn enact an elaborate sadomasochistic fantasy as mistress and maid. But as their ritual of domination and submission begins to turn stale, Cynthia yearns for something more conventional, while Evelyn tries to push their taboos even further.
