The Tigress
Directed by Eric Rochant. Starring Hippolyte Girardot, Mireille Perrier.
REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Fri., Sept. 27, 1991
Based on an Ecuadorian novella by Jose de la Cuadro, the story explores the myth of womanhood in macho culture. A free screening.
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