Olivia (1951)
4.0 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 35min
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- Synopsis:
"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 (Marie-Claire Olivia) develops an infatuation for her headmistress, Mlle. Julie (Edwige Feuillère), and through this screen of love observes the tense romance between Mlle. Julie and the other head of the school, Mlle. Cara (Simone Simon), in its final months. Although not strictly autobiographical, Olivia draws on the author’s experiences at finishing schools run by the charismatic Mlle. Marie Souvestre, whose influence lived on through former students like Natalie Barney and Eleanor Roosevelt. Colette wrote the screenplay for the 1951 film adaptation of the novel. - Actors:
- Edwige Feuillère, Simone Simon, Marie-Claire Olivia, Yvonne de Bray, Suzanne Dehelly, Marina de Berg, Lesly Meynard, Rina Rhéty, Tania Soucault, Elly Claus, Nadine Olivier, Sophie Mallet, Hélène Rémy, Michèle Monty, Ludmilla Hols
- Directors:
- Jacqueline Audry
- Writers:
- Colette Audry, Dorothy Bussy
- Others:
- Edwige Feuillère
- Aka:
- The Pit of Loneliness
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- A Brief History of the Tradition of Quality, Female Filmmakers Who Changed French Cinema, Films by Genre
- Countries:
- France
