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The Tomboy
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Jean de Limur Director
- Marie Bell as Monique Lerbier, la garçonne
- Arletty as Niquette
- Édith Piaf as Chanteuse
- Henri Rollan as Régis Boisselot
- Jean Worms as Lerbier
- Maurice Escande as Lucien Vigneret
- Marcelle Praince as Madame Lerbier
- Marcelle Géniat as Tante Sylvestre
- Suzy Solidor Cast
- Vanda Gréville Cast
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