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The Adolescent

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Original title

L'adolescente

Year

1979

Running time

90 min.

Country

France

Director

Jeanne Moreau

Screenwriter

Henriette Jelinek, Jeanne Moreau

Cast

Music

Philippe Sarde

Cinematography

Pierre Gautard

Producer

Co-production France-Germany;

Carthago Coop. Cinematográfica, Janus Film, Südwestfunk (SWF)

Genre

Drama

Synopsis

The summer of 1939. Marie, at 13, goes with her parents to visit her grandmother in a small town near Avignon. Although rumors of war reach the countryside, it's an idyllic place. Marie's parents are constantly making love. Surrounded by sexual frankness, Marie fancies herself a woman and develops a crush on Alexander, the town's young Jewish doctor. She's despondent when he treats her as if she were a child. After Marie's father abruptly leaves for a few weeks to assist with a relative's harvest, Marie's mother and the doctor disappear into the woods for hours at a time. Marie tries to spy on them. When dad returns, what will the family and the doctor do?

Awards: 1979: Berlin Film Festival: Official Selection

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The Adolescent

1979

Jeanne Moreau

5.5

(46)