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Therese and Isabelle

  • 1968
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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Therese and Isabelle (1968)
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Two young girls experience awakening sexuality in the heated atmosphere of a Swiss girls' boarding school...Two young girls experience awakening sexuality in the heated atmosphere of a Swiss girls' boarding school...Two young girls experience awakening sexuality in the heated atmosphere of a Swiss girls' boarding school...

  • Director
    • Radley Metzger
  • Writers
    • Violette Leduc
    • Jesse Vogel
  • Stars
    • Essy Persson
    • Anna Gaël
    • Barbara Laage
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    660
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Radley Metzger
    • Writers
      • Violette Leduc
      • Jesse Vogel
    • Stars
      • Essy Persson
      • Anna Gaël
      • Barbara Laage
    • 11User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Essy Persson
    Essy Persson
    • Thérèse
    Anna Gaël
    Anna Gaël
    • Isabelle
    • (as Anna Gael)
    Barbara Laage
    Barbara Laage
    • Thérèse's mother
    Anne Vernon
    Anne Vernon
    • Mademoiselle Le Blanc
    Simone Paris
    • The Madame
    Maurice Teynac
    Maurice Teynac
    • Monsieur Martin
    Rémy Longa
    • Pierre
    Nathalie Nort
    • Renée
    Darcy Pulliam
    • Agnès
    Suzanne Marchellier
    • Mademoiselle Germain
    Bernadette Stern
    • Françoise
    Sege Geeraert
    Martine Leclerc
    • Martine
    Édith Ploquin
    Alexandra Kabes
    Brigitte Morisan
    • Brigitte
    • Director
      • Radley Metzger
    • Writers
      • Violette Leduc
      • Jesse Vogel
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    • Trivia
      Filmed MOS (without recorded dialogue) but with the cast enunciating in English; then prepared in separate English and French language versions for release.
    • Goofs
      The girls are in school 20 years before the present,1948, the present then being 1968, the year of the movie's release, but the schoolgirls' clothes, when out of their uniforms, are very late '60's mod.
    • Quotes

      Therese: [looking into a dirty, stinky, unflushed toilet] I leaned over the bowl. The sleeping water gave me a reflection of my face as it had existed before the creation of the world.

    • Connections
      Featured in Girls Who Like Girls (2001)

    User reviews11

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    10/10

    Get a Life!!!!

    This is a film.., not porn.

    This is a wonderful film!!! Full of tender moments and memories!! A beautiful piece of work!!! Excellent!!! For intelligent, viewers only!!!

    If you are a film lover. A romantic. A person who has loved deeply, this is your film!!!!

    It has a beautiful surreal quality. Fine acting and directing. Watching this film made me remember my first love.

    Thi is a film for those who want to reflect on life, love and the meaning of loss.

    Highly recommended for all film lovers.
    • noirmoon
    • Apr 20, 2006
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    • Release date
      • June 18, 1969 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Netherlands
      • France
      • West Germany
      • United States
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Therese und Isabell
    • Filming locations
      • Sans-Souci, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany(Scenes at the Kaiserin-Augusta-Stift mansion and park.)
    • Production companies
      • Amsterdam Film
      • Berolina-Film GmbH
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    • Budget
      • $250,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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