Red Kiss (1985)
"Rouge baiser" (original title)

1952, Paris. Nadia, a Red Diaper baby, has a sister, Polish parents, and at 15 is an active Communist. When cops beat her during an anti-American demonstration, she's rescued by a "Match" ... See full summary »

Director:

Véra Belmont

Writers:

Véra Belmont, Guy Konopnicki,

Stars:

Charlotte Valandrey, Lambert Wilson, Marthe Keller

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charlotte Valandrey	...	Nadia
Lambert Wilson	...	Stéphane
Marthe Keller	...	Bronka
Laurent Terzieff	...	Moishe
Laurent Arnal	...	Roland
Elsa Lunghini	...	Rosa
Audrey Lazzini	...	Henriette
Yves Nadot	...	André
Jodi Pavlis	...	Marion
Lionel Rocheman	...	M. Victor
Georges Staquet	...	L'Inspecteur du police
Francis Lax	...	Le client mécontent
Marcelle Barreau
Ben Cassard
Pierre Castagne

Storyline

1952, Paris. Nadia, a Red Diaper baby, has a sister, Polish parents, and at 15 is an active Communist. When cops beat her during an anti-American demonstration, she's rescued by a "Match" photographer. As the friendship becomes a love affair and her slogans are tested by new knowledge and emotion, some of the Red youth want to expel her. When she goes with Stéphane to a seaside photo shoot, her father goes to the police. Stéphane faces charges, so leaving to cover the war in Indochina looks appealing. In a parallel story, Nadia's mother meets again her prewar lover, released from Siberia, who challenges the French Reds with very real scars and word of Stalin's anti-Semitism.

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Plot Keywords:

photographer | polish | love affair | communist | paris france | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France West Germany

Language:

French

Release Date:

27 November 1985 (France)

Also Known As:

Red Kiss

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aldo Lado, C&H-Film Berlin, Farena Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

User Reviews

Best movie a 15-year-old girl could ever watch...

As a girl of 16, I first saw this film, and now, 14 years later, it still makes me laugh and suffer with Nadia. I guess teenage feelings, (not only romantic, but even personal problems with parents and ideologies) have never been shown in such an understanding way before or after Rouge Baiser. The form of characterization in small replies such as "I do not love the cemetary. It is just a hideaway. I do love the movies" should help any future cineast to identify with the heroine and change from mainstream teenage films to teenage films with higher demands.