Olivia (1951)
6.5
/10 By 31 Votes
Overview : "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.
Release Date : April 27, 1951
Runtime : 96m
Companies : Memnon Films, Les Films de la Pléiade, Filmsonor
Countries : France
Keywords : suicide, jealousy, paris, france, girls' boarding school, lesbian relationship, female protagonist, teacher student relationship, lgbt, woman director, 19th century
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