Le petit amour (1988)
"Kung-fu master!" (original title)

Mary-Jane asks, "Do all women fall in love with a boy, or just those without sons?" She's divorced with two daughters, Lucy and Loulou. Lucy has a party where Mary-Jane notices Julien, 14, ... See full summary »

Director:

Agnès Varda

Writers:

Jane Birkin (story), Agnès Varda

Stars:

Jane Birkin, Mathieu Demy, Charlotte Gainsbourg

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jane Birkin	...	Mary-Jane
Mathieu Demy	...	Julien
Charlotte Gainsbourg	...	Lucy
Lou Doillon	...	Lou
Gary Chekchak	...	Un jeune
Cyril Houplain	...	Un jeune
Frank Laurent	...	Un jeune
Aurélien Hermant	...	Un jeune
Jérémie Luntz	...	Un jeune
Thomas Bensaïd	...	Un jeune
Pénélope Pourriat	...	Une jeune
Ninon Vinsonneau	...	Une jeune
Bégonia Leis	...	Une jeune
Eva Simonet	...	L'amie
Judy Campbell	...	La mère

Storyline

Mary-Jane asks, "Do all women fall in love with a boy, or just those without sons?" She's divorced with two daughters, Lucy and Loulou. Lucy has a party where Mary-Jane notices Julien, 14, small and brassy, but she sees a sensitive side. She contrives to spend time with him and lets him know she's available to him. He's on the cusp between child and man, alternating between playing a video game, Kung Fu Master, where he tries to rescue Sylvie, and joining friends in bluff talk about sexual exploits. As Lucy realizes what is happening, she's repulsed, but Mary-Jane, encouraged by her own mother, carries on. Is it love or jealousy of lost youth? Is there any way this can end well?

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Plot Keywords:

title directed by female | london england | kung fu in title | real life mother and daughter playing mother and daughter | woman youngster love | 

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Taglines:

He was 15. She was 40. Love is where you find it.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

Ciné-Tamaris [fr]

Country:

France

Language:

French English

Release Date:

November 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Le petit amour

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ciné Tamaris, La Sept Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Features Kung-Fu Master (1984)

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Soundtracks

"Save Me"
Written and Performed by P.I.L.

User Reviews

Does "living together from then on" really answers for all?

a teenager boy, a middle-aged woman. the love between these two? what kind of ending you will give it? it is a delicate movie in the sense of emotion description. From the camera, the director makes us feel that there is a man inside that little boy, who loves the "kung fu master" video game very much. His eyes talk like a man, his hands move like a man, he acts like a man in front of that woman. It is possible to forget about the big age difference between these two. At this point, I think the director did a good job. what kind of ending you will give to a love story, not necessarily this one, certainly can talk about how you see the world and the love and relations between human beings. I can't help thinking about my own ending in the whole process of watching the film. To me, the most important part is not the ending the director shows, it is the ending in my own heart. What is love's perfect ending? Does "living together from then on" really answers for all?