La Travestie

La Travestie

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 3, 1988

Runtime

1h 47m

Genres

Drama, Crime

User Score

45%

Original Title

La Travestie

Director

Yves Boisset

Description

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.