Catherine Robbe-Grillet (; ; born 24 September 1930) is a French writer,

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, photographer, theatre and film actress who has published

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writings under the pseudonyms Jean de Berg and Jeanne de Berg.

Biography

She was born in Paris, where she attended secondary school and high school. '' L'Image'', a sadomasochistic novel published in 1956 by éditions de Minuit, was written under the pseudonym Jean de Berg.

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made the novel into a 1975 film, '' The Image'', also known as ''The Punishment of Anne''. She is also the author of '' Cérémonies de femmes'' (ed. Grasset) (1985) written under the pseudonym Jeanne de Berg and ''Entretien avec Jeanne de Berg'' (ed. Les Impressions Nouvelles) (2002) under the name Catherine Robbe-Grillet. In 2004, she wrote, under her own name, '' Jeune mariée: Journal, 1957-1962'' (ed. Fayard), an account of the early years of her marriage. Her most recent publication is ''Le Petit Carnet Perdu'' (March 2007, ed. Fayard) under the name of Jeanne de Berg. She had a small part in ''

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'' (1963) as Catherine Sarayan. Her last appearance as an actress was on stage in 2016, in ''Savannah Bay'' by

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, directed by Beverly Charpentier. She married the French writer and filmmaker

Alain Robbe-Grillet Alain Robbe-Grillet (; 18 August 1922 – 18 February 2008) was a French writer and filmmaker. He was one of the figures most associated with the ''Nouveau Roman'' () trend of the 1960s, along with Nathalie Sarraute, Michel Butor and Claude Simo ...

in Paris on 23 October 1957; he died in February 2008. She was featured in Maya Gallus's 1997 documentary film '' Erotica: A Journey Into Female Sexuality''.Janice Kennedy, "Exploring female sexuality: Documentary a revealing look at women's erotica". ''

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'', February 10, 1999. In 2014, she was the subject of a documentary film entitled ''The Ceremony'', which examines her life as a lifestyle dominatrix and member of the

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(sadomasochistic) community.

Publications

* ''L'image'' as Jean de Berg. Paris: Éditions de Minuit, 1956 * ''Cérémonies de Femmes'' as Jeanne de Berg. Paris: Éditions Grasset 1985 (English: ''Women’s Rites'', 1987) * ''Entretien avec Jeanne de Berg'' as Catherine Robbe-Grillet. Paris: Éditions les Impressions Nouvelles 2002 * ''Jeune mariée: journal, 1957–1962'' as Catherine Robbe-Grillet. Paris: Fayard 2004 * ''Le Petit carnet perdu'' as Jeanne de Berg. Paris: Fayard 2007 * "Correspondances" as Catherine Robbe-Grillet : Fayard 2012 * "Alain" as Catherine Robbe-Grillet : Fayard 2012

References

External links

Jean (ne) de Berg: A Journey
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