La Travestie

La Travestie

1988 · 107 min · ★ 5.1 · Drama, Crime

Nicole is a female attorney who is frustrated with the male-dominated world of provincial law. She embezzles money from a law firm and travels to Paris where she disguises herself as a man in hopes it will make a difference in her life and career. Nicole has two lesbian affairs and becomes a pimp for one of the women. She also has an affair with a man who indicates that he doesn't want a serious relationship. Nicole's loneliness leads her to the affairs as she continues the downward spiral into schizophrenia in this depressing psychological drama.

Directed by Yves Boisset · Written by Yves Boisset

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Zabou Breitman Nicole Armingaud
Yves Afonso Alain
Bernard Farcy The Dutch
Anna Galiena Solange, aka Myriam
Valérie Steffen Anne-Marie
Christine Pascal Christine Chatelain
Odile Schmitt Jackie
Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus The customer with glasses

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