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04/09/1964 Drama, Romance 1h 36m
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What Was Their Guilt?

Overview

A tale of the tender relationship between a twelve-year-old boy and the fourteen-year-old upperclassman who is the object of his desire, all set within the rigid atmosphere of a Jesuit-run school.

  1. Jean Delannoy

    Director

  2. Jean Aurenche

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Francis Lacombrade

    Georges de Sarre

  2. Didier Haudepin

    Alexandre Motier

  3. François Leccia

    Lucien Rouvière

  4. Dominique Maurin

    Marc de Blajean

  5. Louis Seigner

    Father Lauzon

  6. Michel Bouquet

    Father Trennes

  7. Lucien Nat

    Father Superior

  8. Gérard Chambre

    André Ferron

  9. Henri Coutet

    The employee of the institution

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-01-12
As love stories go, this has to be one of the more touching I've seen on film. Set amidst the controlling but not oppressive environment of a Jesuit run school, we meet the young "Comte Georges" (Francis Lacombrade) who develops a friendship with the younger "Alexandre (Didier Haudepin). Now it's not in any way a sexual or predatory relationship, but the two instantly click with the younger lad clearly infatuated with his older friend who sees in "Alexandre" an opportunity to nurture a genuine love and affection. Naturally, the fathers take a fairly dim view of any friendship that suggests eve...read the rest
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