Love at Twenty (1962)

"Love at Twenty" unites five directors from around the world to present their different perspectives on what love really is at the age of 20. The episodes are united with the score of ... See full summary »

Directors:

Shintarô Ishihara, Marcel Ophüls

Writers:

Shintarô Ishihara, Marcel Ophüls

Stars:

Jean-Pierre Léaud, Marie-France Pisier, Patrick Auffay

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean-Pierre Léaud	...	Antoine Doinel (segment "Antoine et Colette")
Marie-France Pisier	...	Colette (segment "Antoine et Colette")
Patrick Auffay	...	René (segment "Antoine et Colette")
Rosy Varte	...	La mère de Colette (segment "Antoine et Colette")
François Darbon	...	Le beau-père de Colette (segment "Antoine et Colette")
Jean-François Adam	...	Albert Tazzi (segment "Antoine et Colette")
Pierre Schaeffer	...	Self (segment "Antoine et Colette")
Cristina Gaioni	...	Christina (as Christina Gajoni)
Geronimo Meynier	...	Leonardo
Eleonora Rossi Drago	...	Valentina
Nami Tamura	...	Fukimo
Kôji Furuhata	...	Hiroshi (as Koji Furuhata)
Barbara Frey	...	Ursula
Christian Doermer	...	Tonio
Vera Tschechowa

Storyline

"Love at Twenty" unites five directors from around the world to present their different perspectives on what love really is at the age of 20. The episodes are united with the score of Georges Delerue and still photos of Henri Cartier-Bresson. The directors create their peculiar scenarios with Truffaut revisiting Antoine Doinel, this time finding some meaning to his life while getting involved with a girl; Renzo Rossellini's episode about an abandoned mistress; Ishihara's tale about an obsessive love; Ophüls' story about a pregnant woman trying to plot against the baby's father; and Wajda presenting a confusing relationship between people from different generations.

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Plot Keywords:

antoine doinel character | anthology film | french new wave | omnibus | anthology | 

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Taglines:

The Intimate Secrets of Young Lovers

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Pierre Schaeffer (1910 - 1995) was a French composer, writer and broadcaster most widely recognized as the chief pioneer of musique concrète, a form of experimental music.

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Connections

Followed by Stolen Kisses (1968)

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Soundtracks

Air Orchestral Suite N° 3
By Johann Sebastian Bach
In the segment by François Truffaut

User Reviews

Be aware--an abbreviated version of this movie is out there!

I have been looking for a copy of Stolen Kisses for some time, and so I was glad I finally found it--or thought I'd found it. While my sole reason for wanting to see it was to see the Truffaut segment featuring the character "Antoine Doinel", I was VERY surprised to see a DVD with ONLY this 30 minute portion from the movie on it--along with a Truffaut short, Les Mistons! What about the segments from Love At Twenty by Ophuls and the other directors? They were nowhere to be seen on the FOX/Lorber DVD! Quel dommage!

Now, in regard to the Antoine Doinel segment, I was VERY glad I saw it, as it was the most interesting and endearing I ever saw the character. Doinel appeared in several other Truffaut full-length films and this small segment was the final one I needed to see to complete them. It was lighter in tone and "cute" compared to the other incarnations--much lighter than 400 blows or the other films that have a more wistful edge to them. You see a hopeful Doinel just reaching adulthood--a decent guy--just REALLY awkward with the ladies.

Details

Country:

France Italy Japan Poland West Germany

Language:

French Polish Japanese Italian German

Release Date:

6 February 1963 (USA)

Also Known As:

Love at Twenty

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ulysse Productions, Unitec Films, Cinesecolo

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1