The Beguines () is a 1972 drama film directed by Guy Casaril and starring Nicole Courcel and Anicée Alvina. It is based on the 1951 novel Le Rempart des béguines by Belgian author Françoise Mallet-Joris. The plot centers around a stage that is reminiscent of Mallet-Joris's native hometown of Antwerp and addresses the themes of social class and korephilia.Klinkenberg, Jean-Marie, and Benoît Denis. "Un Echantillon de la littérature belge." The French Review 81.6 (2008): 1250-1253. The film was released in France on 20 September 1972.
Synopsis Helena is a 15-year-old schoolgirl who lives with her wealthy father Rene and misses her dead mother. Helena is later seduced by her father's mistress Tamara, who takes advantage of the young girl's loneliness through manipulation and simultaneously enters an engagement with Rene.Martel, Frédéric. Matériaux pour servir à l'histoire des homosexuels en France: chronologie, bibliographie, 1968-1996. Vol. 35. GKC, 1996.
Cast Nicole Courcel as Tamara Anicée Alvina as Helene Venantino Venantini as Max Jean Martin as Rene Ginette Leclerc as Nina Harry-Max as the grandfather Yvonne Clech as Mme Perier Élizabeth Teissier (credited as Elisabeth Tessier) as Puck Nadia Barentin as Julia Axelle Abbadie as Madeleine Janine Mondon as himself Clément Michu as Howard
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The Beguines at Ciné-Ressources