Vice and Virtue (1963)

Original title

Le Vice et la Vertu

Directed by

Roger Vadim

Genre

drama film, comedy drama

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 48m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During World War II, one sister pursues pleasure through collaboration with the Nazis, while the other suffers as a captive of a sadistic officer. It follows the contrasting fates of the two women as the war shapes their lives.

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What happens

Vice and Virtue (French: Le Vice et la Vertu) is a 1963 war drama film directed by Roger Vadim and inspired by some of Marquis de Sade's characters. It stars Annie Girardot as Juliette (Vice), Robert Hossein as the sadistic German officer and Catherine Deneuve, in her first notable film role, as Justine (Virtue). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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