The Madwoman of Toujane

The Madwoman of Toujane (1974)

May 15th, 19742h 30min

Drama
90%

Overview

This rambling political melodrama tells the story of a French Breton who learns about colonialism while teaching native students in France's colonies of Tunisia and Algeria and returns to his native Brittany to see that the same conditions prevail there.


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