The Shameless Old Lady

The Shameless Old Lady (Original title: La Vieille dame indigne) is a 1965 French film. Based on the short story de:Die unwürdige Greisin, written in 1939 by Bertolt Brecht, it was directed by René Allio and stars Sylvie and Victor Lanoux. Sylvie won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for this role, one of her last and her only lead.

The Shameless Old Lady
Directed byRené Allio
Produced byClaude Nedjar
Written byRené Allio
Bertolt Brecht
StarringSylvie
Victor Lanoux
CinematographyDenys Clerval
Edited bySophie Coussein
Release date
  • 24 March 1965 (1965-03-24)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Plot

Madame Berthe, a newly widowed 70-year-old miser, has lived a sheltered life married to her husband for some sixty years. She determines to venture into the modern world and have as much fun as possible, and in doing so finds that she loves it. She blows her life savings, much to the disapproval of the young people around her.

Cast

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