La Travestie

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 3, 1988

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Cast

Anna Galiena,Valérie Steffen,Yves Afonso,Zabou Breitman,Bernard Farcy,Odile Schmitt,Christine Pascal,Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus

Director

Yves Boisset

Writer

Yves Boisset,Alain Roger

Cinematography

Yves Dahan

Music

Philippe Sarde

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0096301