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The Mystery of Alexina (1985)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 26M

Director : René Féret
Writer : René Féret, Jean Gruault

Synopsis

In 1856, fresh from life with nuns in an orphanage school, Alexina Barbin comes to a coastal village in La Rochelle to teach the village girls. She is deeply religious. She shares the classroom and a bedroom with the young and vivacious Sara, with whom she falls in love. Alexina has another secret: her gender is mysterious. She and Sara begin a scandalous love affair, but Alexina seeks marriage and social acceptance. She discloses her secrets to the village priest, to her mother, to the bishop, and to the bishop's physician. After the church and court rule on her petition, marriage to Sara becomes Alexina's sole purpose and hope.

Actors

Philippe Vuillemin
Philippe Vuillemin
Alexina Barbin / Camille Barbin
Valérie Stroh
Valérie Stroh
Sara
Véronique Silver
Véronique Silver
Madame Avril
Bernard Freyd
Bernard Freyd
Armand
Marianne Basler
Marianne Basler
Marie Avril
Pierre Vial
Pierre Vial
Priest
Philippe Clévenot
Philippe Clévenot
Doctor Chesnet
Isabelle Gruault
Isabelle Gruault
Josephine
Lucienne Hamon
Lucienne Hamon
Hotel manager
Claude Bouchery
Claude Bouchery
School inspector
Olivier Sabran
Olivier Sabran
Doctor
Michel Amphoux
Michel Amphoux
Hotel manager
Anne Cornaly
Anne Cornaly
Alexina's mother
Vincent Pinel
Vincent Pinel
A doctor

Crews

René Féret
René Féret
Director
René Féret
René Féret
Screenplay
Jean Gruault
Jean Gruault
Screenplay
Anne-Marie Deschamps
Anne-Marie Deschamps
Original Music Composer
Bernard Zitzermann
Bernard Zitzermann
Cinematography
Ariane Boeglin
Ariane Boeglin
Editor

Posters and backgrounds

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