The Twilight Girls Movie Review 1957

Escaping a family scandal, Catherine Royner (Arnaud) enters an exclusive girls boarding school and is immediately introduced to a clique of wealthy girls--one of whom, Monica (Laurent) develops a amourous attraction to the newcomer. Film was originally banned in New York because of the frankness of its lesbian scenes. Deneuve's film debut (under the family name Dorleac) as Adelaide. Her scenes were cut in the version originally released in the U.S. but are restored on the DVD.

Distribution

First Run Features, The Film Center Building, 630 Ninth Ave., Ste. 1213, New York, NY 10036, Phone: (212)243-0600, Toll-free: 800-229-8575, Fax: (212)989-7649, Email: info@firstrunfeatures.com, URL: http://www.firstrunfeatures.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 83 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Lesbians, School Daze

Screenplay

Jean Lambertie, Jacques Lancien

Cast

Marie-Helene Arnaud, Agnes Laurent, Elga Andersen, Henri Guisol, Estella Blain, Catherine Deneuve

Cinematography

Paul Cotteret

Director

Andrew Hunebelle