Therese and Isabelle (1968)
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60% of critics liked it
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41% of users liked it
(139 ratings)
Therese (Essy Persson) is sent to an all-girl school when her mother marries a man who dislikes children. She meets Isabelle (Anna Gael) and the two become fast friends. After they experience unfulfilling and often brutal sexual encounters with men, the two turn to each other and become lesbian… More Therese (Essy Persson) is sent to an all-girl school when her mother marries a man who dislikes children. She meets Isabelle (Anna Gael) and the two become fast friends. After they experience unfulfilling and often brutal sexual encounters with men, the two turn to each other and become lesbian lovers. Plenty of nudity and sexual situations ensue, and the women find love in each other's arms. When Isabelle's parents remove her from the school, the lonely Therese returns home to her fiancé. The story is told in flashback form as Therese visits her old school after 20 years. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- Radley Metzger
- Written By
- Jesse Vogel
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
R,
- In Theaters
- May 14, 1968 Wide
- On DVD
- Nov 23, 2004
- Studio
- First Run Features
Critic Reviews
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
There is something preposterous in the sight of two adult women (Essy Persson and Anna Gael) costumed and cast as schoolgirls. The effect is roughly as convincing as Jonathan Winters in a Cub Scout uniform.
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Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
Lays out stone-cold architecture only to warm it up with the heady rush of sensual intoxication
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
A fairly sensitive, if somewhat exploitative, drama detailing a schoolgirl's foray into lesbianism.
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Jake Euker, F5 (Wichita, KS)
Will likely provide a few quaint sexual thrills for straight guys, but, like all pornography, it tends to drag.
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Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
a story with substantial grace and beauty, but not much substance
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Cast
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Essy Persson
as Therese
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Anna Gael
as Isabelle
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Remy Longa
as Pierre
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Suzanne Marchellier
as Mlle. Germain
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Nathalie Nort
as Renee
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Martine Leclerc
as Martine
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Bernadette Stern
as Francoise
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Barbara Laage
as Therese's Mother
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Simone Paris
as The Madame
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Darcy Pulliam
as Agnes
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Maurice Teynac
as Mons. Martin
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Anne Vernon
as Mlle. Le Blanc
