The Beguines
5.4
Hélène, a fragile and romantic teenager, discovers that her father, a rich business man, has a mistress. Curious, she decides to go and meet this woman who is described as strange. At the first chance she has she goes to her house in the Ramparts of Béguines... from then on she goes back often, discovering a new world of artists and nightowls where she also experiences love in the arms of Tamara.
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Cast
16 people
Anicée Alvina
Hélène
Known for
Successive Slidings of Pleasure
Lost Soul
Nicole Courcel
Tamara
Known for
Sundays and Cybele
The Slap
Raymond Hakim
Also in
The Last Tycoons
Guy Casaril
Venantino Venantini
Max
Known for
The Sucker
The Restaurant
Robert Hakim
Françoise Mallet-Joris
Jean Martin
René
Known for
The Battle of Algiers
The King and the Mockingbird
Ginette Leclerc
Nina
Known for
Le Corbeau
The Baker's Wife
Harry-Max
Le grand-père
Known for
Stolen Kisses
Hibernatus
Yvonne Clech
Mme Perier
Known for
The Fire Within
Let's Rob the Bank
Elizabeth Teissier
Puck
Known for
Castle Keep
Guy Casaril Director · Françoise Mallet-Joris Screenplay Michel Delpech Composer
United States release January 1, 1974 · Produced in France · Production Paris Film Productions
Production
Paris Films Productions
Production
Paris Film Productions
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le Rempart des Béguines
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · September 19, 1972
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 1974
Finland
December 6, 1974
Germany
March 9, 1973
Netherlands
May 10, 1973
Portugal
January 1, 1975
Spain
January 30, 1978 · Barcelona
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