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La Garçonne (1936) (1936)

La Garçonne (1936) poster
Original title
La Garçonne
Directed by
Jean de Limur
Genre
drama film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
3.9 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Set in 1930s France, a young woman defies social expectations. She explores her independence and sexuality in a conservative society.

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What happens

La Garçonne (The Bachelor Girl or The Flapper) is a 1936 French black-and-white film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Victor Margueritte. It was directed by Jean de Limur and starred Marie Bell (in the title role), Arletty and Edith Piaf. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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