Source: Pagesix.com.
Viva la France!
FRANCE – Notorious 85-year-old dominatrix Catherine Robbe-Grillet makes a rare appearance Wednesday night at the French Institute Alliance Française on East 59th Street.
âGet a fascinating glimpse inside the secret ceremonies and sadomasochistic rites of Madame and her companion/submissive Beverly Charpentier,â FIAFâs website suggests.
The two women live in a 17th-century chĂąteau in Normandy where they âconduct elaborate private ceremonies that demand incredible acts of devotion and submission.â
Robbe-Grillet is the subject of Lina Mannheimerâs documentary âLa CĂ©rĂ©monie,â which premiered at the 2015 South by Southwest Film Festival.
Toni Bentley â author of a profile of Robbe-Grillet that ran last year in Vanity Fair, âThe Thin End of the Whipâ â will moderate the discussion. Ooh la la!

