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La vierge folle (1938)

La vierge folle poster
Directed by
Henri Diamant-Berger
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman falls into a complicated relationship. The film follows her choices and the resulting consequences in 1930s France.

classicdramaticperiodemotionaltheatricalstagedmelodramaticcharacter-driven

What happens

A Foolish Maiden (French: La vierge folle) is a 1938 French drama film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Victor Francen, Annie Ducaux and Juliette Faber. It was based on a play of the same title by Henry Bataille which had previously been made into a 1929 silent film A Foolish Maiden. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hugues Laurent and Raymond Druart. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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