Summary
After moving to a new city, a young French teenage girl falls in love with a boy and thinks of having sex with him, since her girl friends have already done it.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 67GoodWatch 66
Letterboxd · 38 K ratings3.6/5
IMDb6.3
Running time
1 h 49 min
A typical length for comedies, +9 min on the typical 100
typical 100109Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 9 countries, rent or buy in 16 more
Released
1982
December 8, 1982
44 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceDramaLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
- France
César Awards1983
- Most Promising Actress1983Won
- Best Female Revelation1983Won
- Best Music Written for a Film1983Nominated
- Best Supporting Actress1983Nominated
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 36 more52 people
- Claude BrasseurFrançois Beretton
- Brigitte FosseyFrançoise Beretton
- Sophie MarceauVictoire Beretton, known as “Vic”
Denise GreyPoupette, François' grandmother, Vic's great-grandmother- Pierre CossoPhilippe Berthier
- Lambert WilsonFélix Maréchal
- Alexandre SterlingMathieu
Sheila O'ConnorPénélope Fontanet
Alexandra GoninSamantha Fontanet, Penelope's younger sister
Daniel RussoÉtienne, François' dentist friend
Jean-Philippe LéonardStéphane
Laurent N'DiayeArnaud- PKPhilippe KellyFredo, Philippe's friend
Alain BeigelRaoul
Laetitia GabrielliJoëlle, who has to take her swimming test without knowing how to swim
Frédérique PressmannGéraldine, with dental braces- CBChristopher BeaunayJean-Pierre
- LGLaurence GigonCaroline
- NRNathalie RiquéLydia, Vic's rival
- CMClaudia MorinMrs. Fontanet, mother of Pénélope
Jean LeuvraisProfessor Portal, in Lyon
Zabou BreitmanCatherine, Philippe's ex
Marie BunelOwner of “Studio 27” lent for Mathieu’s Party
Robert Le BéalDoctor Colbert, president of the jury, defense of François
Directing · 6
- Claude Pinoteau Director, Writer
- Frédéric Planchon Assistant Director
- Michel Thibaud Assistant Director
- Florence Moncorgé-Gabin Script Supervisor, Stunt Double
- Sophie Mercier Assistant Director
- Rémy Duchemin First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Danièle Thompson Writer
Production · 11
- Marcel Dassault Producer
- Alain Poiré Producer
- Françoise Menidrey Casting
- Daniel Chevalier Assistant Production Manager
- Roger Pera Administration
- Charles Ferron Administration
Camera · 6
- Edmond Séchan Director of Photography
- Olivier Ide Camera Operator
- Vincent Rossell Still Photographer
- Yves Rodallec Camera Operator
- Franck Séchan Camera Operator
- Albert Vasseur Key Grip
Editing · 3
- Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte Editor
- Christine Pansu Assistant Editor
- Chantal Pernecker Assistant Editor
Sound · 11
- Vladimir Cosma Original Music Composer
- Bernard Bats Sound Mixer
- Claude Villand Recording Supervision
- Daniel Couteau Foley Artist
- Gina Pignier Sound Editor
- Luis Clos Recording Supervision
Art · 5
- Gérard Viard Production Design
- Claude Maillard-Salin Assistant Decorator
- Marc Balzarelli Set Decoration
- Pascal Toutain Assistant Set Decoration
- Philippe Grunebaum Assistant Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Nicole Bize Costume Design
- Muriel Baurens Makeup Artist
- Odette Bossard Assistant Costume Designer
- Daniel Mourgues Hair Designer
Lighting · 3
- Richard Vidal Electrician
- Jean-Claude Gage Electrician
- Stéphane Agostini Electrician
Other crew · 7
- Françoise Raquin Choreographer
- Gérard Moisan Stunts
- Michel Marlière Stunt Double
- Roland Neunreuther Stunt Driver
- Josette Amiel Choreographer
- Alain Barbier Stunts
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