Movie: The Tomboy

Top 10 Billed Cast

Marie Bell
Marie Bell

Monique Lerbier, la garçonne

Arletty
Arletty

Niquette

Henri Rollan
Henri Rollan

Régis Boisselot

Jean Worms
Jean Worms

Lerbier

Maurice Escande
Maurice Escande

Lucien Vigneret

Édith Piaf
Édith Piaf

Chanteuse

Marcelle Praince
Marcelle Praince

Madame Lerbier

Marcelle Géniat
Marcelle Géniat

Tante Sylvestre

Suzy Solidor
Suzy Solidor

Anika

Vanda Gréville
Vanda Gréville

Élisabeth

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1936-02-21

  • Average

    3.1

  • Rating:

    1.6 starts
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  • Languages:

    Français
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