
In Genève, bookseller and publisher Axel Thorpe catches willful, rich 16-year-old Sibylle Ashby shoplifting. She brags about her writing, so he challenges her to produce a book. She writes an erotic novel that Thorpe publishes anonymously, and it becomes a best seller. She also tries to capture the love of this 40-year-old publisher but he drops her for her older sister.
Directed by Nelly Kaplan, Nea leans on a strong ensemble — Sami Frey, Ann Zacharias, Françoise Brion — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about romance titles of 1976.
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Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.
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