School for Love
School for Love | |
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Directed by | Marc Allégret |
Written by | Marc Allégret Roger Vadim |
Based on | Eingang zur Bühne (The Entrance to the Stage) 1920 novel by Vicki Baum[1] |
Produced by | Gilbert Cohen-Seat |
Starring | Jean Marais Brigitte Bardot |
Cinematography | Robert Juillard |
Edited by | Suzanne de Troeye |
Music by | Jean Wiener |
Production companies | Régie du Film Del Duca Films |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates | 26 April 1955 (France); 28 January (West Germany) 1960 (USA)[2] |
Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | $7.1 million[3] |
School for Love (Futures vedettes) is a 1955 French drama film directed by Marc Allégret, written by Marc Allégret, and starring Brigitte Bardot and Jean Marais. The screenplay, based on a novel by Vicki Baum was adapted for the screen by Allégret.[4]
The film was released under different titles in various countries: Joy of Living or School for Love in the U.S., Sweet Sixteen in the U.K. and Reif auf jungen Blüten in West Germany.
Plot
Tenor Eric Walter, a teacher at a Vienna conservatory, is separated from his wife, opera singer Marie. When he starts a romantic relationship with one of his students, Sophie, another student named Elisa becomes jealous, leading to a complex web of emotions and conflicts.
Cast
- Jean Marais as Éric Walter
- Brigitte Bardot as Sophie
- Isabelle Pia as Élis (Élisa)
- Yves Robert as Clément
- Denise Noël as Marie Koukowska-Walter
- Mischa Auer (crédité Misha Auer) as Berger
- Lila Kedrova as la mère de Sophie
- Edmond Beauchamp as le père d’Élis
- Yvette Etiévant as la mère d’Élis
- Georges Reich as Dick
- Anne Colette as Marion
- Odile Rodin as Erika
- Mylène Demongeot as The vocalist
Reception
The film performed poorly at the French box office,[3] with only 949,416 admissions.[5]
References
- ^ Silverman, Lisa (2012-06-19). Becoming Austrians: Jews and Culture between the World Wars. ISBN 9780199794881.
- ^ Stinson, Charles (3 June 1960). "Bardot (Clad) Studies Voice in New Film". Los Angeles Times. p. A7.
- ^ a b "Future Vendettes". Box Office Story.
- ^ Futures vedettes (1955) at the Films de France
- ^ "Box Office Figures for Jean Marais films". Box Office Story.
External links
- School for Love at IMDb
- Future Vendettes at TCMDB
- School for Love at AllMovie
- Future Vendettes at BFI
- Futures vedettes (1955) at the Films de France
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