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The Mystery of Alexina (1985)

ALL 09/25/1985 (fr) Drama 86 Min
  • Release
    09/25/1985
  • Production
    Les Cinéastes Associés, TF1 Films Production
  • Rotten tomato
    44%
  • Original title
    Le mystère Alexina
  • Original language
    fr
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

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.

  1. René Féret

    Director

  2. Story

  4. Producer



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  1. Philippe Vuillemin

    Alexina Barbin / Camille Barbin

  2. Valérie Stroh

    Sara

  3. Véronique Silver

    Madame Avril

  4. Bernard Freyd

    Armand

  5. Marianne Basler

    Marie Avril

  6. Pierre Vial

    Priest

  7. Philippe Clévenot

    Doctor Chesnet

  8. Isabelle Gruault

    Josephine

  9. Lucienne Hamon

    Hotel manager

  10. Claude Bouchery

    School inspector

  11. Olivier Sabran

    Doctor

  12. Michel Amphoux

    Hotel manager

  13. Anne Cornaly

    Alexina's mother

  14. Vincent Pinel

    A doctor

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 14 , Crews : 6

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The Mystery of Alexina (1985) 86 Min

ALL 09/25/1985 (fr)
Drama
  • Release 09/25/1985
  • Production
    Les Cinéastes Associés, TF1 Films Production
  • Original title Le mystère Alexina
  • fr
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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.

  1. René Féret

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Ariane Boeglin

    Editor

  4. Producer



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