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Olivia(alsoknownasPitofLoneliness)isa1951FrenchfilmdirectedbyJacquelineAudry.Itisbasedonthe1950semi-autobiographicalnovelbyDorothyBussy.Ithasbeencalleda"landmarkoflesbianrepresentation".OliviaarrivesatafinishingschoolandfallsinlovewithheadmistressMlle.Julie.Mlle.Juliefeelsthesame,buttriestosuppressherdesire.ForherpartasMlle.Julie,EdwigeFeuillèrewasnominatedforaBAFTAawardforBestForeignActressin1952.
FrenchdirectorAudrymade18featurefilmsfrom1944to1972.HerearliestfilmsareprimeexamplesoftheFrench'traditionofquality.'ShefavoredplotsadaptedfromFrenchliterature.Audryismostdistinguishedfromherpeersinthatherfilmswereprimarilyfocuseduponfemaleleads,whereastraditionalFrenchcinemaiscenteredaroundthelivesofmen.Hermostnotoriousfilmwas1951'sOlivia,whichdealtwithlesbianrelationships.