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Sundays and Cybele (1962)

★ 7.7Not Rated110 minDirector: Serge Bourguignon

1962 film

Sundays and Cybèle is a 1962 French drama film in Franscope, directed by Serge Bourguignon. Its original French title is Cybèle ou Les dimanches de Ville d'Avray (Cybèle or Sundays in Ville d'Avray), referring to the Ville-d'Avray suburb of Paris. The film tells the tragic story of a neglected young girl who is befriended by an innocent, but psychologically damaged, veteran of the French Indochina War. Bourguignon wrote the screenplay with Antoine Tudal, and he and Bernard Eschasseriaux, the author of the novel upon which the film is based, are credited with the dialogue.

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What is Sundays and Cybele about?
Sundays and Cybele (1962) — After killing a child when his plane crashes in a Vietnamese village, Pierre suffers from delayed stress and partial amnesia. Returning to France, he lives like a vegetable until he meets a young girl who has been dumped by her father at a boarding school. Posing as her father, P
Is Sundays and Cybele based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Sundays and Cybele scary?
Content rating: Not Rated. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.