Oliva - Part 1

http://aristasia-central.com Olivia is based on what is perhaps the most civilised and delicate girly-girl book ever written in Telluria, also called Olivia and written by Miss Dorothy Bussy Strachey, the sister of Lytton Strachey.

The book is so subtle and beautiful that it is hard to believe a film could do it justice: but this one does.

It was made in 1951, and directed by Mlle. Jacqueline Audry. The screenplay is by Colette.

The story is once again set in a school (one of the main sources for all-girl settings in Telluria). This one has two headmistresses: a married couple who epitomise the qualities of blonde and brunette in the Aristasian sense.

The blonde headmistress is played by Simone Simon. She is consummately blonde - delicate, sensitive, fluffy, and, unfortunately, at this stage in her life, rather neurotic.

The brunette headmistress is played by Edwige Feuillère, known to her adoring fans as Edwige Première (Edwige the First, as in the title of a queen) because of her cool and imposing presence. In Olivia she plays a wonderfully wise, sophisticated and literate brunette headmistress.

The heroine of the story is Olivia, an English girl who is sent to the school and becomes infatuated with the brunette headmistress. It is a delicate, beautiful coming-of-age story that could almost be taking place in Aristasia.

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