Messidor (1979)
Directed by Alain Tanner
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Buddy Film, Crime Drama, Road Movie, Feminist Film, Gay & Lesbian Films |
Run Time - 123 min. |
Countries - Switzerland, France |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Clarke Fountain
During the heyday of the French Revolution, the days of the week and the names of months and seasons were renamed in an attempt to deepen the effects of the rebellion through linguistic means. Messidor was the name given to the harvest season at that time. In this story, two contemporary Swiss girls are called the "Messidor sisters" by a policeman, indicating that they grew up in prosperity. Despite the comfortably banal outward appearance that the two have serene and secure lives, the girls experience many difficulties, including an attempted rape.
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adversity, assault, bourgeois, desperation, homelessness, lesbianism, rape, Swiss [nationality], thief, vagabond
