'' The Guardian 's '' Nicholas Lezard wrote in 2009 : " It is exactly because we are not provided with the details that the book is so unnerving . In effect , it is anti-pornography . Yet it is about a woman who , if her crimes were made public , would , we are led to believe , be vilified and damned as much as any contemporary abuser we can think of . " Lezard continued : " I would not go to the firing squad saying that this book is about Morand 's wartime guilt . ( He did , by the way , make it to the Académie Française in 1968 . ) It is as creepy when considered purely as being about sex as about anything else . But this is why it 's worth buying even this very short book for £ 10 . It sticks with you . " The French-Swiss film '' Hécate '' was directed by Daniel Schmid and stars Bernard Giraudeau and Lauren Hutton . It premiered in 1982 and played in competition at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival
33rd Berlin International Film Festival
33rd Berlin International Film Festival
Hecate and Her Dogs