Two Pennies Worth of Violets(1951)
Thérèse, a young flower girl, tries hard to remain virtuous but the whole world seems to conspire against her, whether her petty Paris family, or her relatives in the province bristling with false respectability, or her lustful employer, or the boy she loves who seduces her and abandons her. But at the end of the day there is Yvon, her childhood friend. Will he be the one that will love her truly?
Movie: Two Pennies Worth of Violets
Top 10 Billed Cast
Thérèse Desforges, la vendeuse de fleurs
Mme Desforges, la mère malade
M. Bousquet
Lucienne Desforges, la sœur de Thérèse
Maurice Desforges, le frère de Thérèse
Charlot, le voyou
Mme Dubreck, la tante
M. Dubreck, l'oncle
Mme Delgrange
André Delgrange
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Thérèse, a young flower girl, tries hard to remain virtuous but the whole world seems to conspire against her, whether her petty Paris family, or her relatives in the province bristling with false respectability, or her lustful employer, or the boy she loves who seduces her and abandons her. But at the end of the day there is Yvon, her childhood friend. Will he be the one that will love her truly?
Release Date
1951-10-31
Average
3
Rating:
1.5 startsTagline
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Languages:
Français
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