While escaping from prison to be with her lesbian friend, a 19-year-old girl breaks her ankle and is picked up by an ex-con, with whom she begins a passionate affair. She finally turns to prostitution and robbery to support herself.
Acting
Marlène Jobert's raw, desperate vulnerability carries every scene.
Cinematography
Gritty Parisian streets that feel like a trap closing in.
Director
Guy Casaril
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released the same year as the May '68 protests, this queer crime drama was largely buried by distributors uncomfortable with its explicit lesbian content. It's now a rare artifact of pre-Stonewall European cinema centering queer women's desire without apology.
Guy Casaril was primarily known for comedy; this dark pivot confused critics and contributed to the film's commercial failure. Horst Buchholz took the role specifically to escape his 'pretty boy' typecasting after The Magnificent Seven.
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