''The Mystery of Alexina'' (french: Le Mystère Alexina), also titled ''Alexina'', is a 1985 French
historical drama
A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romance film, romances, adventure f ...
directed by
René Féret
René Féret (26 May 1945 – 28 April 2015) was a French actor, screenwriter, film director and producer.intersex
Intersex people are individuals born with any of several sex characteristics including chromosome patterns, gonads, or genitals that, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit typical bina ...
memoir
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ist
Herculine Barbin
Herculine Adélaïde Barbin, later known as Abel Barbin (November 8, 1838 – February 1868), was a French intersex person who was assigned female at birth and raised in a convent, but was later reclassified as male by a court of law, after an affa ...
. It was screened in the
Un Certain Regard
(, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.
The section presents 20 films w ...
section at the
1985 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
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Philippe Vuillemin as Alexina Barbin / Camille Barbin
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Valérie Stroh
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Valéry or Valery is a masculine given name in parts of Europe (particularly in France and Russia), as well as a common surname in Fr ...
as Sara
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Véronique Silver
Véronique Silver (September 2, 1931 – July 24, 2010) was a French actress. as Madame Avril
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Bernard Freyd
Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname.
The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brav ...
as Armand
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Marianne Basler
Marianne Basler (born 9 March 1964) is a French actress. She appeared in more than eighty films since 1980.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1964 births
Living people
French film actresses
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as Marie Avril
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Pierre Vial
Pierre Vial (born 25 December 1942) is an academic medievalist tied to the Jean Moulin University Lyon 3. A Nouvelle Droite leader, he is the founder of the Identitarian association Terre et Peuple.
Biography
Pierre Vial was born on 25 Decembe ...
as Priest
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Philippe Clévenot Philippe is a masculine sometimes feminin given name, cognate to Philip. It may refer to:
* Philippe of Belgium (born 1960), King of the Belgians (2013–present)
* Philippe (footballer) (born 2000), Brazilian footballer
* Prince Philippe, Count o ...
as Doctor Chesnet
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Isabelle Gruault
Isabel is a female name of Spanish origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of '' Elisabeth'' (ultimately Hebrew '' Elisheva''), Arising in the 12th century, it became popu ...
as Josephine
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Lucienne Hamon as Hotel manager
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Claude Bouchery sa School inspector
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Olivier Sabran
Olivier is the French form of the given name Oliver. It may refer to:
* Olivier (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Olivier (surname), a list of people
* Château Olivier, a Bordeaux winery
*Olivier, Louisiana, a rural popul ...
as Doctor
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Michel Amphoux
Michel may refer to:
* Michel (name), a given name or surname of French origin (and list of people with the name)
* Míchel (nickname), a nickname (a list of people with the nickname, mainly Spanish footballers)
* Míchel (footballer, born 1963), ...
as Hotel manager
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Anne Cornaly
Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie.
Anne is sometimes used as a male name in th ...
as Alexina's mother
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Vincent Pinel
Vincent ( la, Vincentius) is a male given name derived from the Roman name Vincentius, which is derived from the Latin word (''to conquer'').
People with the given name Artists
*Vincent Apap (1909–2003), Maltese sculptor
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as Doctor
References
External links
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1985 films
1980s French-language films
1985 drama films
French drama films
Films directed by René Féret
Films about intersex
Films set in the 19th century
1980s French films
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