To Die of Love (1971) on Netflix
Rouen, 1968. Danièle Guénot, 32, teaches French and Latin and meets her class in bars. Her pupil Gérard Leguen, 17, flirts with her, and his parents object.
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Plot summary
Danièle Guénot teaches French and Latin at a school in Rouen, is divorced, and is raising two children. She is politically engaged, and she draws her class into discussion sessions in bars and at her own home. One of her pupils, 17-year-old Gérard Leguen, rides to school with her in her car every morning, and he flirts with her. She keeps him at a distance at first, then answers his feelings, and the two begin a relationship despite the difference in their ages. Gérard's parents, who had liked Danièle, turn against her. They send their son to another school and accuse her, and the school authorities take an interest in the case.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about To Die of Love (1971)
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- The film's score is by Louiguy, who blocked Charles Aznavour's song "Mourir d'aimer", inspired by the Russier case and released before the film, from the French soundtrack; it went into Italian and American releases, and 45 rpm singles billed it as "inspired by the film".
SPOILER
The film is based on the real case of Gabrielle Russier, a 32-year-old divorced French teacher in Marseille who was found guilty of corruption of a minor and killed herself on 1 September 1969.
