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Writers:
Willard Huyck (written by) &
Gloria Katz (written by)
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Release Date:
26 October 1979 (USA) more
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American students go to Paris ... The less they study the more they learn.
Plot:
An American group of exchange students come to Paris to study the language and culture for a year. The... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Miles Chapin ... Joel

Blanche Baker ... Laura
David Marshall Grant ... Alex
Valérie Quennessen ... Toni

Debra Winger ... Melanie

Mandy Patinkin ... Sayyid
Marie-France Pisier ... Madame Catherine Tessier
Jean Rochefort ... Monsieur Tessier
Lynn Carlin ... Mrs. Weber
George Coe ... Mr. Weber
Christophe Bourseiller ... Pascal
François Lalande ... Monsieur Levert
Anémone ... Christine
Véronique Jannot ... Malsy
Marie-Anne Chazel ... Cécile
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Wer geht denn noch zur Uni? (West Germany)
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Runtime:
95 min
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Alex: [recalling his trip] I spent a week in Grenada mostly watching the famous rain in Spain. All in all the trip was incredibly - it was - lonely. But don't tell Joel that, ok. I just told him the trip was great.
Laura: Yeah, I was going to say that about my trip. But it's hard when they bring you back in an ambulance.
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Outstanding Movie - Please come to DVD!, 9 November 2004
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Author: kc1959 (kc@cencom.com) from DFW

I think this is one of the best "coming of age" movies ever made. I think it was a victim of the US/Iran problems of 1979. Had the Iranian problem not happened, I believe this would have been more widely viewed originally, and more of a hit. The performances are excellent. Seeing Debra Winger before her rise to stardom is worth the price. It's sad to me to know that Valerie Quennessen died in 1989. I also loved the performance of Marie-France Pisier. Mandy Patinkin was so good in this movie. I love his comedy performances. Being filmed on location in Paris (and the surrounding countryside) along with the performances of genuine French actors gives this movie the realism necessary to believe all the characters. We all have had the wide-eyed innocence that makes this film perfect. I wish there would be a release on DVD. My VHS tape could run thin after a few more viewings.

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