As Blanche was carried out of the villa, her mother, Madame Monnier, then 75 years old, sat calmly at her desk in a beautiful black-and-white dress.

The beautiful young woman who lived for 25 years locked up by her mother's decision and the anonymous clue that rescued her when she weighed 24 kilos Blanche Monnier was 26 years old when Louise ...

In 1876, when Blanche of Vienne, France, was 25, she met a man who she wanted to marry, but he didn’t meet her mother Madame Monnier’s high expectations.

The police were anonymously notified that Mlle. Blanche Monnier was being detained in a room in the mother's house. They acted promptly on the information, and, entering Mme. Monnier's house ...

17 Disturbing Photos With Horrifying Backstories 13. Blanche Monnier The picture shown here looks like a promotional photo for a horror movie, something along the lines of an exorcism film.

Michel Romand-Monnier has been named deputy managing director of Cinematheque, France's national film archives.

Madame Monnier and Marcel were arrested, and Blanche, who was close to death and terrified of sunlight after 25 years in darkness, was rushed to hospital.

A tragic woman was locked in her mum's attic for 25 years after her sex life shamed her family. Blanche Monnier would have died in a windowless room as her own mother had planned had it not been ...