大概是法国第一部描写女同志的故事片吧。
Olivia (also known as Pit of Loneliness) is a 1951 French film directed by Jacqueline Audry. It is based on the 1950 semi-autobiographical novel by Dorothy Bussy. It has been called a "landmark of lesbian representation". Olivia arrives at a finishing school and falls in love with headmistress Mlle. Julie. Mlle. Julie feels the same, but tries to suppress her desire. For her part as Mlle. Julie, Edwige Feuillère was nominated for a BAFTA award for Best Foreign Actress in 1952.
French director Audry made 18 feature films from 1944 to 1972. Her earliest films are prime examples of the French 'tradition of quality.' She favored plots adapted from French literature. Audry is most distinguished from her peers in that her films were primarily focused upon female leads, whereas traditional French cinema is centered around the lives of men. Her most notorious film was 1951's Olivia, which dealt with lesbian relationships.
1348年,黑死病蔓延欧洲,诸国上下尸横遍野,饿殍满街。在这个人人自危的黑暗时代,年轻的英格兰传教士奥斯曼(埃迪·雷德梅尼 Eddie Redmayne 饰)依旧试图坚守他的信仰和岗位。适值此时,骑士奥立克(肖恩·宾 Sean Bean 饰)带领手下来到奥斯曼所在的教堂。起因是主教听说丹维兹森林附近某个村庄无一人感染瘟疫,因此派遣奥立克前去探明情况。因该村庄靠近奥斯曼成长的故乡,他主动请缨担当奥立克的向导。
事实上,奥立克此行另有企图。传说那个村庄的人民背离了上帝,笃信邪教,举行奇怪的仪式,甚至还把死人招回人间。奥立克的目标就是将领头人抓住正法。一路上危机不断,殊不知更大的考验还在等待着他们……