Olivia
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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, Mlle. Julie, and through this screen of love observes the tense romance between Mlle. Julie and the other head of the school, Mlle. Cara, in its final months. Although not strictly autobiographical, Olivia draws on the author's experiences at finishing schools run by the charismatic Mlle. Marie Souvestre, whose influence lived on through former students like Natalie Barney and Eleanor Roosevelt. Colette wrote the screenplay for the 1951 film adaptation of the novel.
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Edwige Feuillère
Mlle. Julie
Marina de Berg
Mimi
Suzanne Dehelly
Mlle. Dubois
Simone Simon
Mlle. Cara
Marie-Claire Olivia
Olivia Dealey
Yvonne de Bray
Victoire
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