Simone Barbès ou la vertu

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Feb 27, 1980 - Nov 17, 2026

Wednesday
Feb 27, 1980
French Theatrical Releases Friday
Sep 12, 1980
Canadian Festival Premieres Friday
Apr 24, 1981
U.S. Festival Premieres Tuesday
Feb 13, 2001
Home Video Releases - VHS Friday
Nov 11, 2016
Japanese Festival Premieres Tuesday
Mar 9, 2021
Uruguayan Festival Premieres Friday
Jul 9, 2021
U.S. Festival Screenings Tuesday
Nov 17
Home Video Releases - Blu-ray

Date TypesCanadian Festival Premieres, French Theatrical Releases, Home Video Releases - Blu-ray, Home Video Releases - VHS, Japanese Festival Premieres, U.S. Festival Premieres, U.S. Festival Screenings, Uruguayan Festival Premieres

Shows / MoviesSimone Barbès ou la vertu (1980)

GenresArt and Culture, Drama

CompaniesDiagonale, MK2 Diffusion, Radiance Films

People / Bands / TeamsIngrid Bourgoin, Marie-Claude Treilhou, Martine Simonet, Max Amyl, Michel Delahaye, Noël Simsolo, Sonia Saviange

While employed as an usherette at a porno cinema, Simone (Ingrid Bourgoin) squabbles with her colleague as they welcome their peculiar clientele. After her shift, she waits for her girlfriend at a lesbian nightclub full of eccentric characters, before sharing a slow drive home with a stranger.

Produced by Paul Vecchiali’s Diagonale (Rosa la rose, fille publique), Marie-Claude Treilhou’s mercurial triptych is rich in style, funny detail, and heady atmosphere. Queer for the marginal stories it tells and for its offbeat, aesthetic blend of irony and sincerity, Simone Barbès or Virtue (Simone Barbès ou la vertu) is a gem of the post-New Wave, capturing both the thrilling possibilities and compelling absurdities of nighttime Paris.

Directed by Marie-Claude Treilhou, Simone Barbès or Virtue stars Ingrid Bourgoin, Martine Simonet, Michel Delahaye, Sonia Saviange, Max Amyl and Noël Simsolo.

On November 17, 2026, the French drama makes its premiere on disc when Radiance Films releases the film as a limited edition Blu-ray.