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Actors: Essy Persson, Anna Gaël, Barbara Laage, Anne Vernon, Simone Paris
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Therese and Isabelle (1968) |
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A woman (Persson) stops by the European boarding school she attended to reminiscence about her school days. As she wanders the deserted grounds and classrooms, Therese remembers. The audience sees the events in flashback and quick cuts. Young Therese's slavishly devoted mother (Laage), untrue to her word, foists her in boarding school upon her remarriage. Upon arriving, Isabelle helps her unpack and immediately becomes a confidante. Lonely and put off by advances from young men their own age, they find comfort in exploring each other. Yes, the friendship morphs into a tale of budding sexual exploration in which much of the plot concerns looking forward to the next rendezvous in the school bathrooms or dorm. Nudity. Lots of simulated sex and generic non-anatomic details given in voice over.
Based on the novel by Violette Leduc, this originally uunrated (but no one under 18 allowed!) art film from the late 1960s is probably tame by today's standards. Erotic, not hardcore.
--ldpaulson, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Therese and Isabelle (1968) |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Kind of sex:
- LESBIANS!!!!!!
Age group
- trouble in high school
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- General European
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) long wavey
Body type
- (woman) average
Unclothed?
- buttocks and chest
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- General European
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- General Europe
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
Check here if B&W
Yes
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Is this movie based on a
- book
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