Justine (Film), released 1969 — adapted from Justine by Lawrence Durrell.
In Alexandria, in 1938, Darley, a young British schoolmaster and poet, makes friends through Pursewarden, the British consular officer, with Justine, the beautiful and mysterious wife of a Coptic banker. He observes the affairs of her heart and incidentally discovers that she is involved in a plot against the British, meant to arm the Jewish underground in Palestine. The plot finally fails, Justine is sent to jail and Darley decides to return to England.
Starring Anouk Aimée, Dirk Bogarde, Robert Forster, Anna Karina, Philippe Noiret.
Directed by George Cukor.
