Denmark / Oct 27, 1991 / Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
1h 36min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
"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 develops an infatuation for her headmistress Julie and through this screen of love observes the tense romance between Julie and the other head of the school Cara in its final months.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Rina Rhéty | Signorina Palletto |
| Tania Soucault | Georgie |
| Elly Claus | Laura |
| Nadine Olivier | Cécile |
| Sophie Mallet | Student |
| Hélène Rémy | Boarder |
| Michèle Monty | Boarder |
| Ludmilla Hols | Boarder |
| Marcelle Arditi | Boarder |
| Martine Bridou | Student |
| Patricia Solair | Boarder |
| Lisette Lebon | Boarder |
| Jacqueline Siber | Boarder |
| Violette Verdy | Boarder |
| Suzy Dumas | Student |
| Catherine Alba | Student |
| Jocelyne Jany | Student |
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| Eliane Salmon | Student |
| Evelyne Salmon | Investigator |
| Gabriel Sardet | Investigator |
| Paul Mesnier | Investigator |
| Gilles Ange | Investigator |
| Christine Tsingos | |
| Renée Coriou | |
| Renée France | |
| Chantal Schoenlaub | |
| Christine Carère | Student (uncredited) |
| Jacqueline Delannoy | Boarder (uncredited) |
| Danièle Delorme | Former Student (uncredited) |
| Fernand Fabre | (uncredited) |
| Philippe Noiret | Béatrice's Lover (uncredited) |
| Roseline Prince | Student (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Olivia |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | English, Français, Italiano |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Memnon Films, Les Films de la Pléiade, Filmsonor |
| Release date | 27 aprile 1951 |
| Production | Jean Paris, Jacqueline Audry |
| Writer | Dorothy Bussy, Colette Audry, Pierre Laroche |
| Editing | Marguerite Beaugé, Geneviève Falaschi |
| Cinematography | Christian Matras, Ernest Bourreaud, Alain Douarinou, Paul Launay, Roger Forster |
| Assistant directors | Claude Pinoteau, Claude Fayard, Jacqueline Audry, Jacqueline Loir |
| Camera operators | Alain Douarinou, Ernest Bourreaud, Christian Matras, Paul Launay, Roger Forster |
| Additional photography | Ernest Bourreaud, Christian Matras, Alain Douarinou, Paul Launay, Roger Forster |
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| Production design | Jean d'Eaubonne, Jacques Gut, René Turbeaux, Alfred Marpaux, Jean Chaplain |
| Art direction | Jacques Gut, René Turbeaux, Alfred Marpaux, Jean Chaplain, Jean d'Eaubonne |
| Set decoration | Jacques Gut, René Turbeaux, Alfred Marpaux, Jean Chaplain, Jean d'Eaubonne |
| Music | Pierre Sancan, Joseph de Bretagne |
| Sound | Joseph de Bretagne, Pierre Sancan |
| Costume design | Mireille Leydet, Marcelle Desvignes, Jeanne Lafaurie, Jean Lalaurette, Carmen Brel, Simone Knapp, René Decrais, Maguy Vernadet |
| Makeup | Carmen Brel, Maguy Vernadet, Jeanne Lafaurie, Jean Lalaurette, Simone Knapp, René Decrais, Mireille Leydet, Marcelle Desvignes |
| Hairstyling | Jeanne Lafaurie, Jean Lalaurette, Carmen Brel, Simone Knapp, René Decrais, Maguy Vernadet, Mireille Leydet, Marcelle Desvignes |
Release dates
Premiere
United Kingdom / Sep 22, 2016 / Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival
France / Nov 19, 2019 / Saint-Etienne LGBTI Film Festival
Ukraine / Sep 25, 2020 / Odesa International Film Festival
Limited release
France / Sep 29, 2019 / Cinémathèque Française
Portugal / Oct 08, 2021 / Cinemateca Portuguesa
Theatrical release
France / Apr 27, 1951
Japan / Oct 09, 1952
United States / Apr 08, 1954 / New York City, New York
United Kingdom / Sep 17, 2019 / Re-release
Digital
Germany / Apr 08, 2020 / Restored Version
Poland / Dec 25, 2021
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