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The Tomboy (1936)

Directed by Jean de Limur

Overview

The eponymous garçonne or flapper is Monique Lerbier, an emancipated French woman who leaves home to escape a marriage of convenience to a man she does not love which her parents have forced on her. She then falls into all sorts of carnal temptations and artificial pleasures previously unknown to her. These include her being seduced into a lesbian love affair by a chanteuse.

Length 95 minutes

Actors

Marie Bell | Arletty | Henri Rollan | Jean Worms | Maurice Escande | Édith Piaf | Marcelle Praince | Marcelle Géniat | Suzy Solidor | Vanda Gréville | Jaque Catelain | Pierre Etchepare | Jean Tissier | Philippe Hersent