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The Adolescent

by Jeanne Moreau1h301979France
The Adolescent

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In the summer of 1939, 13-year-old Marie 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, and 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, and is despondent when he treats her like a child. When her father abruptly leaves for a few weeks to help with a relative's harvest, her mother and the doctor disappear into the woods for hours at a time. Marie tries to spy on them. When Papa returns, what will the family and the doctor do?

Cast and crew

  • Credits

    • Directed by : Jeanne Moreau
    • Screenplay : Henriette Jelinek, Jeanne Moreau
    • Décors : Noëlle Galland
    • Editor : Albert Jurgenson, Colette Leloup
    • Son : Dominique Dalmasso, Jacques Maumont
    • Image : Pierre Gautard
    • Musique : Philippe Sarde

  • Technical details

    • Printed format : 35 mm
    • Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
    • Year of production : 1979
    • French release date : 24 janvier 1979
    • Category : Feature film
    • Color : Colors
    • Language : French

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