The Duke of Burgundy (2015)
A lesbian S&M fantasy where the submissive writes the script, the dominatrix gets stage fright, and dirty boots become grounds for romantic warfare. Evelyn cycles through a dreamy woodland to the grand home of Cynthia, an elegant, icy entomologist who treats her younger housemaid like something unpleasant stuck to a shoe. She makes Evelyn scrub floors, wash her delicate lingerie and submit to humiliating punishments whenever the work fails inspection. It initially plays like a deluxe slice...
