FRANCE · 1965
Viva Maria!
French New Wave
revolution and political uprising
circus and performance
female friendship and bonding
colonial latin america
coming of age
Synopsis
1907 Central America: Maria II is the daughter of an Irish terrorist. After her father's death, she meets Maria I, a performer, and decides to stay with the circus, and on her debut as a singer, unintentionally invents the striptease and makes the circus famous. Their inadvertent encounter with a socialist revolutionary lands them leading a revolution against the dictator, the capitalists, and the Church.
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