Benjamin: The Diary of an Innocent Young Boy
1968·France·90 min.
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A callow teenager of the 18th century, Benjamin spends a summer with his worldly relatives on their summer estate. An orphan girl (Catherine Deneuve) living on a neighboring estate, inaugurates an affair with Benjamin. In true La Ronde fashion, the girl then sleeps with a landed-gentry (Michel Piccoli), who sleeps with a countess (Michelle Morgan), who ends up in the sack with her nephew Benjamin.
DirectorMichel Deville
CinematographyGhislain Cloquet
Original titleBenjamin ou Les mémoires d'un puceau
Also known asThe Diary of an Innocent Boy