Agrippine (TV series)
French animated television series
Agrippine is a French animated series, adapted from the comic strip by Claire Bretécher it was debuted on 12 November 2001 on Canal +. Bretécher was not involved in the project, and was not impressed with the results.
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This series is an adaptation of the comic book series Agrippine created by Claire Bretécher in 1988.
It features Agrippine, a sixteen-year-old girl raised by hippy parents. Agrippine is a sarcastic and rebellious young girl with her anxieties, her problems and her joys.
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