Olivia

Olivia (1951)

22/09/2016 (GB)
Drama, Romance
1h 36m

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.

  • Jacqueline AudryDirector
  • Pierre LarocheWriter
  • Colette AudryWriter
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    French

Keywords

  • suicide
  • jealousy
  • paris, france
  • girls' boarding school
  • lesbian relationship
  • female protagonist
  • teacher student relationship
  • lgbt
  • woman director
  • 19th century

Top Billed Cast

Edwige Feuillère

Edwige Feuillère

Mademoiselle Julie

Simone Simon

Simone Simon

Mademoiselle Cara

Marie-Claire Olivia

Marie-Claire Olivia

Olivia Dealey

Yvonne de Bray

Yvonne de Bray

Victoire

Suzanne Dehelly

Mademoiselle Dubois

Marina de Berg

Marina de Berg

Mimi

Lesly Meynard

Frau Riesener

Rina Rhéty

Signorina Palletto

Tania Soucault

Georgie

Elly Claus

Laura

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