The Prude

Year: 1986

Runtime: 86 mins

Language: French

Director: Jacques Doillon

Drama

Pierre, the artistic director of a theater, learns that his estranged daughter Manon will visit after a year’s absence. Eager to make a good impression, he enlists his girlfriend Ariane and the troupe, having the actresses rehearse various aspects of Manon’s character. Despite the elaborate preparation, when Manon finally arrives, reality proves far different from his imagined scenario.

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