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Paulina Is Leaving

2.0/10

September 1, 1969

90 minutes

André Téchiné

Drama

Overview

Paulina leaves the apartment where she lives with her two brothers, Nicolas and Olivier. Her departure is mark by chaotic and sometimes brutal confrontations. Thrust into a world of madness and violence (or is it gaslighting?), Paulina is shuttled from a psychiatric institution to a brothel, while her brothers become resistance fighters in some enigmatic version of France.

Movie Details

Release Date

September 1, 1969

Runtime

90 minutes

Director

André Téchiné

Rating

2.0/10

Production Companies

Télé Hachette Dovidis

Cast

Bulle Ogier

Paulina

Michèle Moretti

The nurse

Marie-France Pisier

Isabelle

Laura Betti

Hortense

Pascale Ogier

Little girl with candlestick (uncredited)

Yves Beneyton

Nicolas

Dennis Berry

Olivier

André Julien

Old Uncle