Qu'est-ce que tu veux Julie? (1977) Directed by Charlotte Dubreuil
Comedy / Drama
aka: What Do You Want, Julie?
Film Synopsis
In a village in the Vaucluse, Jacques, a schoolteacher, is pioneering a
new method of teaching. The children seem to be enjoying
themselves, but their parents are less convinced of the efficacy of
Jacques's methods. Jacques courts even further controversy by
working with a young woman, Julie, who lives with the teacher and her
husband Simon. Torn between two men, Julie no longer knows who
she is...
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