The Party (1980)
"La boum" (original title)

This is the story about the first love experiences of a teenage-girl.

Director:

Claude Pinoteau

Writers:

Danièle Thompson, Claude Pinoteau

Stars:

Claude Brasseur, Brigitte Fossey, Sophie Marceau

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Claude Brasseur	...	François Beretton
Brigitte Fossey	...	Françoise Beretton
Sophie Marceau	...	Vic Beretton
Denise Grey	...	Poupette
Jean-Michel Dupuis	...	Étienne
Dominique Lavanant	...	Vanessa
Bernard Giraudeau	...	Éric Thompson
Jacques Ardouin	...	Père de Raoul
Evelyne Bellego	...	Éliane
Richard Bohringer	...	Guibert
Bernard Born
Jean-Claude Bouillaud	...	Père Boum 2
Micheline Bourday	...	Journaliste 'VSD'
Florence Brunold	...	Femme enceinte
Jean-Pierre Castaldi	...	Brassac

Storyline

13 years old Vic is new in her high school; soon she makes friends with Penelope. Together they check out the guys in quest for a great love. But Vic's parents are their handicap, since they won't allow her to attend the "boum", a big party. But with some help of grandma Poupette it works out anyways and Vic falls in love with Matthieu. At the same time her parent's marriage is on the edge when her father's ex-girlfriend demands a last night together.

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Plot Keywords:

party | 13 year old | teenage girl | first love | school | 

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Taglines:

Vic is young, beautiful, in love and totally mixed up. But when your 14.... that's the best way to be! [Video Australia]

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French German

Release Date:

17 December 1980 (France)

Also Known As:

The Party

Filming Locations:

Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 12,924,682 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gaumont, Gaumont International, Production Marcel Dassault

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References King Kong (1933)

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Soundtracks

"Formalities"
Performed by Richard Sanderson
Music by Vladimir Cosma
Lyrics by Jeff Jordan

User Reviews

Instantly was falling in love in Sophie Marceau

When I watched the film as a teenager, I was instantly falling in love with Sophie Marceau and have watched nearly all of her films later on. I was searching for the films for years, but on ebay in Germany the old VHS version always reached 40 €. But since 6 months we have both parts on DVD her in Germany and of course I bought them and still love them. The song "Dreams are my reality" had been a big hit. I think it was a No. 1 for several weeks. Every woman and man of my age know the song and nearly all men between 30 and 45 I know, get a melancholic smile on there face, when they think about Sophie Marceau in those films... Of course, there exist more intellectual scripts and from a view of the art of cinematography there are a lot of better films, but less that makes you feel so good.