Justine is the title of several movies, among them:
Justine is a 1969 film directed by George Cukor and Joseph Strick. It was written by Lawrence B. Marcus and Andrew Sarris based on the novel 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. Written by Guy Bellinger
This film is presumed lost.
Director Paul Thomas (I) conceived the plot after watching Louis Malle's Damage (1992).
