The ceaseless chirp of birds and the mottled wings of butterflies swell to a score of soft “aahs” in THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY, a hauntingly elegant tale of submission and domination in isolation. A romance — in entomological detail — turned sensuous, immersive phantasmagoria — suffocatingly feminine. From director Peter Strickland (BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO) comes a fevered, psycho-sexual fantasy, rife with erotic, sapphic poetry. Smut as perfume — THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY fills the screen — sticky sweet. (Jazmyne Moreno)
