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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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The Party
1980 1h 50m FR
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6.6
SOLID
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6.7
IMDB
★6.6TMDB · 1,233★6.7IMDB · 11,732
DramaRomanceComedy
Synopsis
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A thirteen-year-old French girl deals with moving to a new city and school in Paris, while at the same time her parents are getting a divorce.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Claude Brasseur
François Beretton
Brigitte Fossey
Françoise Beretton
Sophie Marceau
Victoire Beretton, aka 'Vic'
Denise Grey
Mrs Valadier aka 'Poupette', Vic's great grandmother
Jean-Michel Dupuis
Etienne, François' dentist friend
Alexandre Sterling
Mathieu
Sheila O'Connor
Pénélope Fontanet
Alexandra Gonin
Samantha Fontanet
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Claude Pinoteau
- Writers
- Claude Pinoteau, Danièle Thompson
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
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CINEMA
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Part of the "The Party Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Claude Pinoteau, shot by Edmond Séchan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Vladimir Cosma. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Claude Brasseur and Brigitte Fossey and Sophie Marceau carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0082100 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Claude Pinoteau directs. Edmond Séchan behind the camera. Vladimir Cosma scores. Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Part of the "The Party Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 3Directed by Claude Pinoteau, shot by Edmond Séchan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Vladimir Cosma. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Claude Brasseur and Brigitte Fossey and Sophie Marceau carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0082100 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 16 themes, including "puberty", "daughter", "adultery", "dancing".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Edmond Séchan
- Original score
- Vladimir Cosma
- Editing
- Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
- Production design
- Jacques Bufnoir
- Costume design
- Nicole Bize
- Makeup / hair
- Jacky Reynal
- Runtime
- 110 min · 1h 50m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
- IMDB
- The Party (1980)
- IMDB rating
- 6.7/10 · 11,732 votes
- MPAA
- PG
Part of
The Party Collection
Also by
Claude Pinoteau
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- PR
Productions Marcel Dassault
FR
Gaumont
FR
- GA
Gaumont International
FR
Key crew
- Production DesignJacques Bufnoir
- Production DesignBertrand de la Fontaine
- CastingFrançoise Menidrey
- EditorMarie-Josèphe Yoyotte
- Set DecorationMarc Balzarelli
- Set DecorationJacques Brizzio
- Costume DesignNicole Bize
- Makeup ArtistJacky Reynal
- SongsRichard Sanderson
- ProducerMarcel Dassault
- Delegated ProducerAlain Poiré
- First Assistant DirectorRémy Duchemin
- Costume DesignJacques Fonteray
- SoundBernard Bats
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- puberty
- daughter
- adultery
- dancing
- paris, france
- parent child relationship
- date
- family relationships
- teen movie
- teenage crush
- relationship
- celebration
- boyfriend girlfriend relationship
- father daughter relationship
- mother daughter relationship
- interpersonal relationships
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1983-05-13
Also known as
International titles
- שגעון של מסיבהIL
- La Boum – Die Fete – Eltern unerwünschtDE
- La BoumFR
- 라붐KR
- Il Tempo delle Mele 1IT
- The Party or Ready for LoveUS
- ลาบูมที่รักTH
