Olivia (1951)
- Directed by
- Jacqueline Audry
- Genre
- drama film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 43 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young English girl arrives at a French boarding school and becomes entangled in the affections of two headmistresses. The story focuses on her emotional awakening and the quiet tension among the women.
tendermelancholicintimaterestrainedyearningatmosphericelegantbittersweet
What happens
Olivia (also known as The Pit of Loneliness) is a 1951 French film directed by Jacqueline Audry, and based on the 1950 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Dorothy Bussy. It has been called a "landmark of lesbian representation". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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