“Olivia” by Jacqueline Audry (1951)

Tribute to Jacqueline Audry

OliviaGood script and dialogues
Excellent direction and gender content

The cross-currents of passion in the autonomous world of a female boarding school: exquisitely ambiguous
“a very early piece of queer cinema history” [Beatrice Loayza]

Rotten Tomatoes Critics 8,0
IMDB 7,1

Cast: Edwige Feuillère, Simone Simon, Marie-Claire Olivia
Director: Jacqueline Audry
Writers: Colette Audry, Dorothy Bussy (novel)
Music by Pierre Sancan
Cinematography by Christian Matras
Film Editing by Marguerite Beaugé

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