School for Love
1955 film by Marc Allégret
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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 French drama film from 1955 directed by Marc Allégret, written by Marc Allégret and starring Brigitte Bardot and Jean Marais. The screenplay was based on a novel by Vicki Baum.[4]
The film was known under the titles 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 is a teacher at a Vienna conservatory who is separated from his wife, opera singer Marie. When he begins seeing one of the students, Sophie, another student named Elisa becomes jealous.
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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Films directed by Marc Allégret
- Travels in the Congo (1927) (documentary)
- J'ai quelque chose à vous dire (1931) (short)
- Black and White (1931)
- The Lovers of Midnight (1931)
- Fanny (1932)
- The Chocolate Girl (1932)
- Lake of Ladies (1934)
- Hotel Free Exchange (1934)
- Zouzou (1934)
- Beautiful Days (1935)
- Adventure in Paris (1936)
- Under Western Eyes (1936)
- The Terrible Lovers (1936)
- Woman of Malacca (1937)
- Another World (1937)
- Gribouille (1937)
- The Curtain Rises (1938)
- Orage (1938)
- Le Corsaire (1939) (unfinished)
- The Beautiful Adventure (1942)
- Two Timid Souls (1943)
- Twilight (1944)
- Les Petites du quai aux fleurs (1944)
- Lunegarde (1945)
- Pétrus (1946)
- Blanche Fury (1948)
- The Naked Heart (1950)
- Blackmailed (1951)
- La demoiselle et son revenant (1952)
- Julietta (1953)
- Loves of Three Queens (1953)
- School for Love (1955)
- Lady Chatterley's Lover (1955)
- Plucking the Daisy (1956)
- Love Is at Stake (1957)
- Be Beautiful But Shut Up (1958)
- Demons at Midnight (1961)
- The Man from Chicago (1963)
- The Ball of Count Orgel (1970)
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