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Olivia is a french film of genre Drama directed by Jacqueline Audry released in USA on 8 april 1954 with Edwige Feuillère
Olivia (1951)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 8 april 1954
Length 1h35
Directed by Jacqueline Audry
OriginFrance
Themes Films about education, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Rating68%
Olivia (also known as Pit of Loneliness) is a 1951 French film directed by Jacqueline Audry, and based on the 1950 semi-autobiographical novel by Dorothy Bussy. It has been called a "landmark of lesbian representation".
Synopsis
Olivia, an English teenager, arrives at a finishing school in France. Olivia finds comfort in the school which differs greatly from her former restrictive English boarding school and where the students and faculty are welcoming.Actors
Edwige Feuillère
(Mademoiselle Julie)
Simone Simon
(Mademoiselle Cara)
Yvonne de Bray
(Victoire)
Suzanne Dehelly
(Mademoiselle Dubois)
Marie-Claire Olivia
(Olivia Dealey)
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