'' La Belle captive '' was released in France in 1983 ; it was distributed by Argos Films . The film was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival . In a review , Tim Lucas noted that it was " not especially successful in France , but it was one of ( Robbe-Grillet 's ) most popular films abroad . " Lucas also noted that '' Sight & Sound '' Alain Robbe-Grillet is " said to be rigorously protective of his films -- despite their exploitable elements of sex , mystery , fetishism and even supernatural horror -- not wishing them to become associated with the similar though less cerebral works of fellow oneirics and eroticists like Jean Rollin and Jess Franco ; consequently , they have had virtually no authorised presence on home video apart from an academically issued limited edition of SECAM tapes in the 1980s . " A DVD of the '' La Belle captive '' was released by Koch Lorber in 2007
33rd Berlin International Film Festival
33rd Berlin International Film Festival
La Belle captive