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The Beguines
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Wikipedia article
'The Beguines' is a 1972 French-Italian film directed by Guy Casaril and starring Anice Alvina and Nicole Courcel. It is based on a 1951 novel by Belgian author Franoise Mallet-Joris. The film was released in September 20, 1972. The literary publication was Mallet-Jorris' debut in her publishing works, and the plot centers around a stage that is reminiscent of her native hometown of Antwerp and addresses the themes of social class and korephilia.Klinkenberg, Jean-Marie, and Benot Denis. "Un Echantillon de la littrature belge." The French Review 81.6 (2008): 1250-1253.
Plot
Helena (Alvina), a 15 year old schoolgirl who lives with her wealthy father Max (Venantino Venantini) and misses her dead mother. Helena is later seduced by her father's former mistress Tamara (Courcel), who takes advantage of the young teen's loneliness through manipulation and simultaneously enters an engagement with Max.Martel, Frdric. Matriaux pour servir l'histoire des homosexuels en France: chronologie, bibliographie, 1968-1996. Vol. 35. GKC, 1996.
Cast
*Anice Alvina as Helena, the 15 year old schoolgirl
*Nicole Courcel as Tamara, the korephilic stepmother
References
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