
DanielSchmidsetsthisamourfouinexquisiteinteriorsagainsttheglitteringbackdropofaclashofcultures:Europeancolonialismontheonehandandthedark,secretivelabyrinthoftheArabworldontheother.<br/> ThestrangenessandorientalfascinationofNorthAfricahaveoftenservedasanattractivebackdropfortalesofunbridledpassionandunpredictableactions.InHécatetheritualsoflifeareframedbytheArab-EuropeanworldofcolonialNorthAfrica.SetinMorocco,thisfilmlooksbackatoneman’spassionforanenigmaticwoman,whoseemstomovefurtherandfurtherfromhimalthoughshesubmitstohisphysicalcaresses.WhenJulienRochellemeetsClothildeatareception,sheiswaitingforherhusband,aFrenchofficer,toreturnfromamissiontoSiberia.Theirliaison,initiallynomorethanawayofpassingthetime,anantidotetoboredom,soonbecomesapassionateaffairthatmakesJuliendependentandillandeventuallydriveshimtothevergeofmadness.





