As they grow closer, their relationship is threatened by jealousy and rivalry, and the school year seems destined to end in tragedy. Olivia bears many striking resemblances to Mdchen. Like the better-known 1931 German drama, Mdchen in Uniform, this story of a young girl's love for her teacher was written and directed by women.

It tells the story of Olivia, a sixteen-year-old girl who is sent from England to a Parisian finishing school to broaden her education. A still from 'Olivia.' A legendary and rarely seen lesbian classic, the 1951 film Olivia is being rereleased in theaters thanks to Icarus Films. Dorothy Strachey’s classic Olivia captures the awakening passions of an English adolescent sent away for a year to a small finishing school outside Paris. I read Olivia many, many times, bought it for many of my friends, and consider it the inspiration for Call Me by Your Name. But Mademoiselle Julie’s life is not as straightforward as Olivia imagines. Olivia, first published in 1949 and loosely based on the author’s life, is a groundbreaking, passionate, and subtle story of first love. : Considered one of the most subtle and beautifully written lesbian novels of the century, this 1949 classic returns to print in a Cleis Press edition.

Soon after her arrival, she finds herself falling under the spell of her beautiful and charismatic teacher, Mademoiselle Julie, who introduces her to art, literature, and fine cuisine. It tells the story of Olivia, a sixteen-year-old girl who is sent from England to a Parisian finishing school to broaden her education. Olivia, first published in 1949 and loosely based on the author’s life, is a groundbreaking, passionate, and subtle story of first love. He will be in conversation with writer Stacy D’Erasmo ( Wonderland, The Art of Intimacy) to discuss the novel’s impact. Donate $10 to Help Support Our ProgrammingĬritically acclaimed author André Aciman credits Dorothy Strachey’s Olivia, reissued by Penguin Classics this June with an introduction by Aciman himself, as inspiration for his Call Me By Your Name.

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