Cordélia (1980)
Genre : Drama
Runtime : 1H 56M
Director : Jean Beaudin
Synopsis
In a little village at the end of the 1890's, a young woman offends all the 'right-thinking' villagers by allowing men in her house in the absence of her husband. When he is found dead, all of the suspicion is directed towards the liberal woman. She is judged more for her morality then for the crime she is accused of. Her culpability is still a subject of debate today.
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A mill-owner's ambitious daughter almost ruins her husband's political career.
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According to the story of the same name by Yulian Semyonov.
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The City Savings Bank was robbed. The investigation of the crime indicated the involvement of a teenager, who soon came to the criminal investigation himself. With his help, the robbers who were preparing the next raid were caught. But the most dangerous criminal — "Prokhor" — is still free...
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