The Mystery of Alexina (1985)
1h 26m
Running Time
September 25, 1985Release Date
The Mystery of Alexina (1985)
1h 26m
Running Time
September 25, 1985Release Date
Plot.
In 1856, fresh from life with nuns in an orphanage school, Alexina Barbin comes to a coastal village in La Rochelle to teach the village girls. She is deeply religious. She shares the classroom and a bedroom with the young and vivacious Sara, with whom she falls in love. Alexina has another secret: her gender is mysterious. She and Sara begin a scandalous love affair, but Alexina seeks marriage and social acceptance. She discloses her secrets to the village priest, to her mother, to the bishop, and to the bishop's physician. After the church and court rule on her petition, marriage to Sara becomes Alexina's sole purpose and hope.
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Cast & Crew.
Philippe Vuillemin
Alexina Barbin / Camille Barbin
Valérie Stroh
Sara
Véronique Silver
Madame Avril
Marianne Basler
Marie Avril
Bernard Freyd
Armand
Pierre Vial
Priest
René Féret
Director
Philippe Clévenot
Doctor Chesnet
Isabelle Gruault
Josephine
Jean Gruault
Writer
Lucienne Hamon
Hotel manager
Anne-Marie Deschamps
Composer
Bernard Zitzermann
Cinematographer
Claude Bouchery
School inspector
Ariane Boeglin
Editor
Olivier Sabran
Doctor
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 25, 1985
Original NameLe mystère Alexina
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 26m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Wiki.
The Mystery of Alexina (French: Le Mystère Alexina), also titled Alexina, is a 1985 French historical drama directed by René Féret and centered upon the intersex memoirist Herculine Barbin. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.