- Country: France
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1960-08-31
- Director: René Wheeler
- Writers: Madeleine Alleins , Maurice Clavel , Charles Spaak , René Wheeler
- Language: French
- Stars: Pascale Petit , Giani Esposito , Serge Sauvion , Monique Mélinand , Hugues Wanner , Nelly Borgeaud , Michel Ardan , France Asselin , Robert Dalban , Michel Etcheverry (1919–1999)
- Runtime: 86 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Meta tin extasin (Greece) , Towards Ecstasy , Hurmio (Finland) , L'extase (France, French Republic) , Vers l'extase , Vers l'extase (France, French Republic) , Im Banne der Ekstase , Kiihko (Finland)
- Plot: Catherine is at odds with her bourgeois family. She marries Jérome, a wealthy businessman in North Africa, in spite of her relatives' disapproval. When they arrive in their new country, she is warmly welcomed by her husband's mother and sister, but even while living in France, she feels a mysterious angst. In Casablanca, she meets a marabout in ecstasy and he introduces her to Arab mysticism. She believes she has to divest herself of everything, so she leaves the marital home and takes a job as a maid of all work. While reading the Koran, she continues to go a Catholic church. A white father will help her find her way.
- IMDB:tt0142959
Towards Ecstasy Cast · · · ALL
René Wheeler
Director
Pascale Petit
Catherine
Giani Esposito
Jérôme
Serge Sauvion
Jacques
Monique Mélinand
Mrs. Schultz
Hugues Wanner
Mr. Schultz
Nelly Borgeaud
Odette
Michel Ardan
Monsieur Bègue
France Asselin
A bourgeoise
Robert Dalban
Michel Etcheverry
(1919–1999)
Father Bruno
Paul Faivre
Geneviève Kervine
Anne-Marie
Jacques Marin
The butcher
Lysiane Rey
Mrs. Bègue
Malka Ribowska
Hassibah
Denise Vernac
Mrs. Heurtebie
Louis Viret