Blanche
“A forbidden love”
1971 · 1 h 33 min
Walerian BorowczykCast
Michel Simon 
Georges Wilson 
Jacques Perrin 
Ligia Branice 
Denise Péronne 
Jean Gras
Credits
Written by: Juliusz Slowacki
Plot
Blanche is the young, pure wife of an old baron in medieval times, and a king and his page desire her.
Sinekatalog’s take
Walerian Borowczyk's French film, with Michel Simon and Ligia Branice, is a stylized, beautiful and strange medieval fable, shot in a theatrical manner.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (1,178 votes)
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