The Mystery of Alexina (1985)
1985 · NR · 1h 26m · Drama
Genres: Drama
In 1856, fresh from life with nuns in an orphanage school, Alexina Barbin comes to a coastal village in La Rochelle to teach the village girls. She is deeply religious. She shares the classroom and a bedroom with the young and vivacious Sara, with whom she falls in love.
Director: René Féret
Writers: Jean Gruault, René Féret
Music by: Anne-Marie Deschamps
Cinematography: Bernard Zitzermann
Editor: Ariane Boeglin
Cast
Philippe Vuillemin as Alexina Barbin / Camille BarbinValérie Stroh as SaraVéronique Silver as Madame AvrilBernard Freyd as ArmandMarianne Basler as Marie AvrilPierre Vial as PriestPhilippe Clévenot as Doctor ChesnetIsabelle Gruault as JosephineLucienne Hamon as Hotel managerClaude Bouchery as School inspectorOlivier Sabran as DoctorMichel Amphoux as Hotel managerMore like this
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