Claire Andrieux

Claire Bennett (Jennifer Aniston) va mal. Il n'y a qu'à voir ses cicatrices et ses grimaces de douleur dès qu'elle fait un geste pour comprendre qu'elle souffre physiquement. Elle ne parvient guère mieux à dissimuler son mal-être affectif.

During Madeleine's fashion show Claire meets Antoine and becomes his mistress. Due to the fact that she's married (to a wealthy man) she only spends a few days a week with him. Antoine is also rich, and often taken to meetings by his chauffeur, Marius. However things are more complicated: Antoine is Madeleine lover (Claire's best friend) while George, Claire's husband is quite rich and has a modest job. Everything works perfectly until Madeleine discovers the truth. She prepares her vengéance and organizes a celebration which she invites Antoine, Claire and George.

Claire Simmons (Jennifer Aniston) soffre. Il suo dolore fisico è evidente dalle cicatrici che segnano il suo corpo e dal modo in cui si trascina in giro, sussultando a ogni tentativo di fare un passo. Non è brava nemmeno a nascondere il suo dolore interno, quello che le portano le sue emozioni. Spinta fino al punto dell'insulto violento, la rabbia di Claire ribolle in quasi tutte le sue interazioni con gli altri.

Perhaps the darkest and most explicit of Radley Metzger's films (aside from the ones he directed under the pseudonym Henry Paris), The Image explores the sadomasochistic relationship between a man, an older woman and her younger mistress. The film opens up in Paris, where Jean (Carl Parker) accidentally meets his old friend Claire (Marilyn Roberts) at a fashionable party. She introduces him to the stunningly beautiful and elegant Anne. By the end of the night, he realizes that the two women are lovers. Sort of - they actually have a master/slave relationship.