The Tomboy

Feb 21, 1936

1h 35m

★ 3.1

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Franco London Films

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Cast

Monique Lerbier, la garçonne

Marie Bell

Niquette

Arletty

Régis Boisselot

Henri Rollan

Lerbier

Jean Worms

Lucien Vigneret

Maurice Escande

Chanteuse

Édith Piaf

Madame Lerbier

Marcelle Praince

Tante Sylvestre

Marcelle Géniat

Anika

Suzy Solidor

Élisabeth

Vanda Gréville

Georges Blanchet

Jaque Catelain

Plombino

Pierre Etchepare

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