The Party 2

1982 1h 49m FR

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6.4

MID

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6.2

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 666★6.2IMDB · 5,688

ComedyRomanceDrama

Synopsis

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A young French teenage girl after moving to a new city falls in love with a boy and is thinking of having sex with him because her girlfriends have already done it.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Claude Brasseur
François Beretton
Brigitte Fossey
Françoise Beretton
Sophie Marceau
Victoire Beretton, known as “Vic”
Denise Grey
Poupette, François' grandmother, Vic's great-grandmother
Pierre Cosso
Philippe Berthier
Lambert Wilson
Félix Maréchal
Alexandre Sterling
Mathieu
Sheila O'Connor
Pénélope Fontanet

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Claude Pinoteau
Writers: Claude Pinoteau, Danièle Thompson
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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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: tt0083686 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Claude Pinoteau directs. Edmond Séchan behind the camera. Vladimir Cosma scores. Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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144 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: tt0083686 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 17 themes, including "puberty", "daughter", "first time", "paris, france".