The Image

4/22/2026

**The culmination of eroticism** In one of his most daring works, Radley Metzger brings to the screen the sadomasochistic erotic novel "L'Image," written by Catherine Robbe-Grillet under the pseudonym Jean de Berg. The story centers on Jean (Carl Parker), an attractive writer who, after reuniting in Paris with his old friend Claire (Marilyn Roberts), finds himself increasingly drawn into a complex power dynamic: Claire is a dominant woman who keeps Anne (the delightful Mary Mendum, known as Rebecca Brooke, who had a romantic relationship with the director during filming) under strict control. Anne is a young woman whom Claire treats as her personal slave, and Jean, initially bewildered by this hierarchical relationship, develops an obsessive fascination as he observes the dynamics betwe