The Red Room
1973, French. Directed by Jean-Pierre Berckmans.
Hélène Noris, a young Belgian woman from a bourgeois family, is haunted by a past affair with Tamara — now married to her father. Torn between desire and resentment toward Tamara’s conformist life, Hélène feels alienated in the provincial world she inhabits. To boost his social image, her stepfather René invites Parisian director Jean Gerfaud to stage an avant-garde version of Tartuffe. Tamara flirts with him, but Hélène seduces him first. A passionate, destructive affair begins, entangling love, jealousy, and ambition. When the play’s scandalous premiere sparks outrage, Jean marries Hélène, provoking Tamara’s fury. Yet Hélène, restless and defiant, betrays him with a soldier. In rage and humiliation, Jean confronts her in the “red room,” the space that once embodied their love and now their ruin.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Jean-Pierre BerckmansDirector
- Maurice RonetJean Gerfaud
- Sharon GurneyHélène Noris
- Françoise BrionTamara Noris
- Christian BarbierRené Noris
- AmédéeMax
- Marie CollinsElvirie
- Georges LambertTarturfe
- MarysiaSandra Marelli
- Olivier MonneretFuselier Pierre-Paul
- Jean PascalStage Manager Henri
- Janine PatrickMadame de Thiffry
- Raymond PeiraHoward
Details
- Released
- 18 October 1973
- Original title
- La chambre rouge
- Country
- Belgium, France
- Written by
- Jean Blondel, Jean-Pierre Berckmans
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The Red Room isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 18 October 1973. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Red Room?
The Red Room (1973) was directed by Jean-Pierre Berckmans and stars Maurice Ronet, Sharon Gurney, Françoise Brion.