Violette Nozière(1978)
Paris, 1933. The daughter of a respectable lower middle class couple, Violette Nozière, leads a disreputable double life. Far from being the innocent 18-year-old her parents mistake her for, she spends her nights with dissolute young men in the less salubrious areas of the city.
Movie: Violette Nozière
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Violette Nozière
Germaine Nozière
Baptiste Nozière
Jean Dabin
Maddy
Pinguet
Mayeul
Juge
Madame Mayeul
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Paris, 1933. The daughter of a respectable lower middle class couple, Violette Nozière, leads a disreputable double life. Far from being the innocent 18-year-old her parents mistake her for, she spends her nights with dissolute young men in the less salubrious areas of the city.
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1978-05-24
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