The Tomboy (1936)
La Garçonne
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.
- Date of release
- 1936-02-21
- TMDB
- 3.9 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- Jean de Limur
Casting
- Marie Bell — Monique Lerbier, la garçonne
- Arletty — Niquette
- Henri Rollan — Régis Boisselot
- Jean Worms — Lerbier
- Maurice Escande — Lucien Vigneret
- Édith Piaf — Chanteuse
- Marcelle Praince — Madame Lerbier
- Marcelle Géniat — Tante Sylvestre
- Suzy Solidor — Anika
- Vanda Gréville — Élisabeth
- Jaque Catelain — Georges Blanchet
- Pierre Etchepare — Plombino
Interesting facts
- Based on: The Bachelor Girl
La Garçonne is a 1936 French black-and-white film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Victor Margueritte. It was directed by Jean de Limur and starred Marie Bell, Arletty and Edith Piaf.
Production details
Production company : Franco London Films (France)
Principal photography : Began in December 1935
Format : Black-and-white — Monophonic sound — 35 mm
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