School for Love
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.[4]
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| Directed by | Marc Allégret |
| Produced by | Gilbert Cohen-Seat |
| Written by | Marc Allégret Roger Vadim |
| Based on | Eingang zur Bühne (The Entrance to the Stage) 1920 novel by Vicki Baum[1] |
| Starring | Jean Marais Brigitte Bardot |
| Music by | Jean Wiener |
| Cinematography | Robert Juillard |
| Edited by | Suzanne de Troeye |
Production company | Régie du Film Del Duca Films |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | 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] |
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 (Jean Marais) is a teacher at a conservatory of Vienna. He is separated from his wife, opera singer Marie (Denise Noël). He begins seeing one of the students, Sophie (Brigitte Bardot). Another student, Elisa (Isabelle Pia), becomes jealous at this.
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
Production
It was filmed in locations: Franstudio, Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne.[5]
Reception
The film performed poorly at the French box office.[3] It had admissions in France of only 949,416.[6]
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.
- "Future Vendettes". Box Office Story.
- Futures vedettes (1955) at the Films de France
- School for Love on IMDb
- "Box Office Figures for Jean Marais films". Box Office Story.
External links
- School for Love on IMDb
- Future Vendettes at TCMDB
- School for Love at AllMovie
- Future Vendettes at BFI
- Futures vedettes (1955) at the Films de France