School for Love

School for Love
Directed by Marc Allégret
Produced by Régie du Film
Del Duca Films
Written by Marc Allégret
Roger Vadim
Based on novel by Vicki Baum
Starring Jean Marais
Brigitte Bardot
Music by Jean Wiener
Release date
 26 April 1955 (France); 28 January (West Germany)
1960 (USA)[1]
Running time
 96 minutes
Country France
Language French
Box office $7.1 million[2]

School for Love (Futures Vedettes) is a French drama film from 1955, directed by Marc Allégret, written by Marc Allégret, starring Brigitte Bardot and Jean Marais. The scenario was based on a novel of Vicki Baum.[3]

The film was known under the title "Joy of Living" or "School for Love" (USA), "Sweet Sixteen" (UK), "Reif auf jungen Blüten" (West Germany).

Plot

Tenor Eric Walter is a teacher at a conservatory of Vienna. He is separated from his wife, opera singer Marie. He begins seeing one of the students, Sophie. Another student, Elisa, becomes jealous at this.

Cast

Production

It was filmed in locations: Franstudio, Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne.[4]

Reception

The film performed poorly at the French box office.[2] It had admissions in France of only 949,416.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Stinson, Charles (3 June 1960). "Bardot (Clad) Studies Voice in New Film". Los Angeles Times. p. A7.
  2. 1 2 "Future Vendettes". Box Office Story.
  3. ↑ Futures vedettes (1955) at the Films de France
  4. ↑ School for Love on IMDb
  5. ↑ "Box Office Figures for Jean Marais films". Box Office Story.


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