School for Love
1955 film by Marc Allégret
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School for Love (Futures vedettes) is a 1955 French drama film directed by Marc Allégret, written by Marc Allégret, and starring Brigitte Bardot and Jean Marais. The screenplay, based on a novel by Vicki Baum was adapted for the screen by Allégret.[4]
Roger Vadim
1920 novel
by Vicki Baum[1]
| School for Love | |
|---|---|
| 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 date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $7.1 million[3] |
The film was released under different titles in various countries: Joy of Living or School for Love in the U.S., Sweet Sixteen in the U.K. and Reif auf junge Blüten in West Germany.
Plot
Tenor Eric Walter, a teacher at a Vienna conservatory, is separated from his wife, opera singer Marie. When he starts a romantic relationship with one of his students, Sophie, another student named Elisa becomes jealous, leading to a complex web of emotions and conflicts.
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