Ein gewöhnlicher Dieb (Depardieu) bricht in das Haus einer professionellen Domina (Ogier) ein und beginnt, ihr dabei zu helfen, ihre Kunden zu „erziehen“.
Obwohl ihm diese Welt fremd ist, findet er.
An un-glamorous, non idealized or dramatized take on bdsm that gives centrality to the ritualization of the subversion of social roles, the sociological aspect of the practice. Depardieu's (naive?
In Maitresse, a petty criminal, Olivier (Gerard Depardieu), and his accomplice break into and attempt to rob a flat. The flat is, in fact, an S&M dungeon, and Olivier and friend are apprehended by the mistress, Ariane (Bulle Ogier), and her vicious-looking Doberman pinscher.
This review is for the uncut version of this film, complete with elderly gentleman having his member nailed to a piece of wood. It's obvious that for the more serious S&M scenes a body double was used for Bulle Ogier (the body double has hands that look about 20 years older than Ogier's and she was probably a professional dominatrix).