Les mal partis (1976)
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France Dougnac, Olivier Jallageas, Richard Leduc, Marie Dubois, Jean Gaven, Pascale Roberts, Bernard Verley, Mark Lesser, Yves Dangerfield, Martine Kelly, Fred Personne, René Morard, Monique Mélinand
In 1944 Marseille, a 14-year-old boy’s growing friendship with a young nun develops into romantic love.
The story
In 1944 Marseille, 14-year-old Denis is at a Jesuit school. During a visit to hospital patients, he notices Sister Clotilde, a young nun, and their friendship grows into romantic love. When the Mother Superior recognizes what is developing between them, people around the pair offer advice and an enforced separation puts their relationship under strain.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 1944, in Marseille, Denis, a 14-year-old boy, is finishing his class at a Jesuit school. During a visit to patients in a hospital, he notices Sister Clotilde, a young nun who is not immune to his charm. Their friendship grows until the Mother Superior realizes that their relationship is developing into romantic love. Despite the advice of those around them and an enforced separation, the two young people give in to their passion and eventually run away to spend the summer in Haute-Loire, at a property belonging to Sister Clotilde’s family. When Liberation comes, the prohibitions and society catch up with them.
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