由Marie-Claire,Olivia,Yvonne,de,Bray领衔主演的奥莉维娅是一部综合评分3.0分的法国剧情片。大概是法国第一部描写女同志的故事片吧。Olivia(alsoknownasPitofLoneliness)isa1951FrenchfilmdirectedbyJacquelineAudry.Itisbasedonthe1950semi-autobiographicalnovelbyDorothyBussy.Ithasbeencalledalandmarkoflesbianrepresentation.OliviaarrivesatafinishingschoolandfallsinlovewithheadmistressMlle.Julie.Mlle.Juliefeelsthesame,buttriestosuppressherdesire.ForherpartasMlle.Julie,EdwigeFeuillèrewasnominatedforaBAFTAawardforBestForeignActressin1952.FrenchdirectorAudrymade18featurefilmsfrom1944to1972.HerearliestfilmsareprimeexamplesoftheFrench'traditionofquality.'ShefavoredplotsadaptedfromFrenchliterature.Audryismostdistinguishedfromherpeersinthatherfilmswereprimarilyfocuseduponfemaleleads,whereastraditionalFrenchcinemaiscenteredaroundthelivesofmen.Hermostnotoriousfilmwas1951'sOlivia,whichdealtwithlesbianrelationships.