La garçonne
Monique is an ingenue, a clueless girl who believes in true love, for her fiancé is a handsome man, and at the time (early 20th century), marriage is the only thing a decent girl must long for. When she discovers that her future husband has a lover, she rebels against her bourgeois family and their money math; she will live a wild, free life--she will live like a man. Soon she becomes the toast of the Gai Paris, sleeping with all the men--and even a woman.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Released
- 1957
Details
Release year: 1957
Storyline
Monique is an ingenue, a clueless girl who believes in true love, for her fiancé is a handsome man, and at the time (early 20th century), marriage is the only thing a decent girl must long for. When she discovers that her future husband has a lover, she rebels against her bourgeois family and their money math; she will live a wild, free life--she will live like a man. Soon she becomes the toast of the Gai Paris, sleeping with all the men--and even a woman.
Top credits
- Fernand Gravey — Georges Sauvage
- Andrée Debar — Monique Sorbier, 'la garçonne'
- Jean Danet — Lucien Vigneret
- Jean Parédès — Edgar Lair