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Valérie

Valérie

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Valérie

1969

1h 35m

4.4(7 votes)

Drama

Overview

Valerie leaves behind her life at a convent for the wild side of life. Getting a job as a topless dancer, Valerie quickly graduates to becoming a high-class hooker. After amassing a small fortune, she falls in love with an artist, a man who is more-than-willing to overlook Valerie's sordid past.

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10 featured cast members

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Danielle Ouimet

Danielle Ouimet

Valérie

Guy Godin

Guy Godin

Patrick Vollant - le peintre

Andrée Flamand

Andrée

Kim Wilcox

Kim

Claude Préfontaine

Claude Préfontaine

Le riche playboy

Henri Norbert

Le millionnaire décadent

Michel Paje

Le premier client de Valérie

Clémence DesRochers

Clémence DesRochers

La travailleuse sociale

Yvan Ducharme

Le gérant du club topless

Pierre Paquette

Un client de Valérie

Creative team

Directed by: Denis Héroux
Written by: Julien Parnelle
Richard Sadler
Produced by: André Link
John Dunning

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