

Hecate
Words usually come too late
Set amid the European community in an unspecified North African country, a colony on the verge of nationalism just before the war. And colonized is what happens to a French diplomat, Julien Rochelle, when he meets the mysterious beauty Clothilde de Watteville. Schmid 's favorite axiom, that love is projection, never had such a thorough airing. Is Clothilde really the wife of a French official now holed up in Siberia? Or is she Hecate, goddess of black magic and devourer of the Arab boys she meets far from the European quarter? Only our projections know for sure; for the rest, she is a "woman looking out into the night." Drawn from a novel by Paul Morand, who based the main character on his wife Helene, Schmid's film achieves an atmosphere of magic in which psychological credibility is not so much absent as irrelevant-a film that distances itself from the drama it invokes, perhaps as the elusive Clothilde turns her back on the madness she provokes.
TMDB
5.7/10
11 votes
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
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- Language
- French
- diplomat
- based on novel or book
- magic
- africa
- nationalism
- colony
- goddess
- european
- mysterious
Top billed cast








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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereChicago International Film Festival15 Nov 1983
FranceFR
- TheatricalU21 Nov 1982
GermanyDE
- PremiereBerlin International Film Festival9 Feb 1983
- TheatricalWest Germany 27 Jan 1984
ItalyIT
- PremiereBergamo Film Meeting1 Sept 1983
SwitzerlandCH
- Theatrical1622 Oct 1982
- Theatrical1 Dec 1982
Frequently asked questions
- When was Hecate released?
- Hecate was released on 22 October 1982.
- Where can I watch Hecate online?
- Hecate is available on Cinu, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, Amazon Video, blue TV in CH. Use the Watch now links in the Where to watch section for official pages.
- Is there a Hindi trailer for Hecate?
- No verified Hindi trailer for Hecate is available yet. Only the original-language trailer is listed.
- What is the rating of Hecate?
- Hecate holds a 5.7/10 audience score from 11 votes.
- Who directed Hecate?
- Hecate (1982) was directed by Daniel Schmid.
- How long is Hecate?
- Hecate runs for 1h 45m.











