Olivia
DramaRomancesuicidejealousyparis, francegirls' boarding schoollesbian relationshipfemale protagonistteacher student relationshiplgbtwoman director19th century
A delicate, introspective portrait of adolescent awakening and forbidden desire set within the cloistered world of a Parisian finishing school.
"Olivia" captures the awakening passions of an English adolescent sent away for a year to a small finishing school outside Paris. The innocent but watchful Olivia develops an infatuation for her headmistress Julie and through this screen of love observes the tense romance between Julie and the other head of the school Cara in its final months.
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