Boule de Suif (1958)

Movie"For the bourgeois she was and she is a prostitute"
Audience Score
60
Boule de Suif
NR 1 hr 4 minMay 4th, 1958Drama
A film adaptation of the short story of the same name by Guy de Maupassant. The action takes place in the XIX century. Franco-Prussian War of 1870. A group of French bourgeois leaves in a stagecoach from Rouen occupied by Prussian troops. Along with them comes one attractive demimonde lady. The only way to get out is to persuade her, nicknamed "Ball-of-Fat" a la "Boule-de-Suif" to satisfy the lust of the head of the gendarmerie...
StarringGalina SergeyevaAndrey FaytAnatoli Goryunov
DirectorMikhail Romm
WriterMikhail Romm

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:May 4th, 1958
Original Language:Russian
Production Companies:Mosfilm