大概是法国第一部描写女同志的故事片吧。 Olivia(alsoknownasPitofLoneliness)isa1951FrenchfilmdirectedbyJacquelineAudry.Itisbasedonthe1950semi-autobiographicalnovelbyDorothyBussy.Ithasbeencalledalandmarkoflesbianrepresentation.OliviaarrivesatafinishingschoolandfallsinlovewithheadmistressMlle.Julie.Mlle.Juliefeelsthesame,buttriestosuppressherdesire.ForherpartasMlle.Julie,EdwigeFeuillèrewasnominatedforaBAFTAawardforBestForeignActressin1952. FrenchdirectorAudrymade18featurefilmsfrom1944to1972.HerearliestfilmsareprimeexamplesoftheFrench'traditionofquality.'ShefavoredplotsadaptedfromFrenchliterature.Audryismostdistinguishedfromherpeersinthatherfilmswereprimarilyfocuseduponfemaleleads,whereastraditionalFrenchcinemaiscenteredaroundthelivesofmen.Hermostnotoriousfilmwas1951'sOlivia,whichdealtwithlesbianrelationships.