Olivia
DramaRomance
"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, Mlle. Julie, and through this screen of love observes the tense romance between Mlle. Julie and the other head of the school, Mlle. Cara, in its final months.
VIBE
A tender, yet melancholic exploration of adolescent awakening. It feels like a hushed secret whispered in a Parisian boarding school, full of unspoken desires and the ache of unrequited love.
melancholicyearningintrospectivedelicatewistfulslow-burnperiod dramaarthouseliterary adaptationsubtleforbidden lovecoming-of-ageobsessionunrequited desire
suicidejealousyparisfrancegirls' boarding schoollesbian relationshipfemale protagonistteacher student relationshiplgbtwoman director19th century
