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Olivia (1951)

Olivia (1951)

Drama Romance
Release Date: 1951, April 27
Directors: Jacqueline Audry
Countries: France
Production: Memnon Films, Les Films de la Pléiade, Filmsonor
Cast: Philippe Noiret, Danièle Delorme, Christine Carère, Edwige Feuillère, Fernand Fabre, Simone Simon, Hélène Rémy, Lisette Lebon, Sophie Mallet, Suzanne Dehelly, Tania Soucault, Gabriel Sardet

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 Julie and through this screen of love observes the tense romance between Julie and the other head of the school Cara in its final months.

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