Olivia (1954)

Movie
Audience Score
65
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NR 1 hr 36 minApr 8th, 1954Romance, Drama
"Olivia" captures the awakening passions of an English adolescent sent away for a year to a small finishing school outside Paris. The innocent but watchful Olivia develops an infatuation for her headmistress, Mlle. Julie, and through this screen of love observes the tense romance between Mlle. Julie and the other head of the school, Mlle. Cara, in its final months.
StarringEdwige FeuillèreSimone SimonMarie-Claire Olivia
DirectorJacqueline Audry
WritersPierre LarocheColette Audry

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:April 8th, 1954
Original Language:French
Production Companies:Memnon Films, Les Films de la Pléiade, Filmsonor
Movie Tags:
woman directorlgbtsuicideparis, france19th centuryjealousyfemale protagonistlesbian relationshipteacher student relationshipgirls' boarding school