Better Than Their Reputation

Better Than Their Reputation

1955 · 87 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama, Romance

A man falls in love with his young French language teacher. It becomes a complicated love story when his class mate Karin also begins to fancy her.

Directed by Edith Carlmar · Written by Otto Carlmar

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