The Beguines

The Beguines (French: Le Rempart des béguines) is a 1972 French-Italian drama film directed by Guy Casaril and starring Anicée Alvina and Nicole Courcel. It is based on a 1951 novel by Belgian author Françoise 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.[1]

The Beguines
FrenchLe Rempart des béguines
Directed byGuy Casaril
Written byFrançoise Mallet-Joris
(dialogue)
Screenplay byGuy Casaril
Francoise Malet-Joris
Based onFrançoise Mallet-Joris (novel)
Produced byRaymond Hakim
Robert Hakim
StarringAnicée Alvina
Nicole Courcel
CinematographyAndreas Winding
Edited byLouisette Hautecoeur
Music byMichel Delpech
Production
companies
Paris Film Production
Antheo Cinematografica
Distributed byConsorzio Italiano Distributori Indipendenti Film
Release date
  • 20 September 1972 (1972-09-20)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguageFrench

Plot

Helena (Alvina), a 15 year old schoolgirl who lives with her wealthy father Rene (Jean Martin) and misses her dead mother. Helena is later seduced by her father's mistress Tamara (Courcel), who takes advantage of the young teen's loneliness through manipulation and simultaneously enters an engagement with Rene.[2]

Cast

References
  1. Klinkenberg, Jean-Marie, and Benoît Denis. "Un Echantillon de la littérature belge." The French Review 81.6 (2008): 1250-1253.
  2. Martel, Frédéric. Matériaux pour servir à l'histoire des homosexuels en France: chronologie, bibliographie, 1968-1996. Vol. 35. GKC, 1996.


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