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La Boum is a 1980 French romance and comedy film directed by Claude Pinoteau, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Danièle Thompson. Produced by Marcel Dassault and Gaumont, the movie stars Sophie Marceau, Claude Brasseur, Brigitte Fossey, and Denise Grey. The narrative is set in Paris and explores themes including puberty, adultery, and dancing.
The film has a runtime of 100 to 110 minutes and was released on December 17, 1980. It received ratings of 6.6 from TMDb and 6.7 from IMDb. The soundtrack features music by Vladimir Cosma and Richard Sanderson. La Boum was distributed by Gaumont and is available on video on demand. It is followed by La Boum 2.
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6.6A thirteen-year-old French girl deals with moving to a new city and school in Paris, while at the same time her parents are getting a divorce.
Cast
- Claude Brasseur as François Beretton
- Brigitte Fossey as Françoise Beretton
- Sophie Marceau as Victoire Beretton, aka 'Vic'
- Denise Grey as Mrs Valadier aka 'Poupette', Vic's great grandmother
- Jean-Michel Dupuis as Etienne, François' dentist friend
- Alexandre Sterling as Mathieu
Themes
- puberty
- daughter
- adultery
- dancing
- paris, france
- parent child relationship
- date
- family relationships
- teen movie
- teenage crush
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Claude Pinoteau
- Screenplay by
- Danièle Thompson Claude Pinoteau
- Dialogue by
- Danièle Thompson
- Produced by
- Marcel Dassault
- Starring
- Sophie Marceau Brigitte Fossey Claude Brasseur
- Cinematography
- Edmond Séchan
- Edited by
- Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
- Music by
- Vladimir Cosma
- Production company
- Gaumont Film Company
- Distributed by
- Gaumont Distribution
- Release date
- 17 December 1980 ( 1980-12-17 ) (France)
- Running time
- 110 minutes
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
- Box office
- $32.8 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- French
- Followed by
- La Boum 2
- Director
- Claude Pinoteau
- Screenwriter
- Danièle Thompson
- Composer
- Richard Sanderson
- Producer
- Marcel Dassault
- Production company
- Gaumont
- Cinematographer
- Edmond Séchan
- Narrative location
- Paris
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 488075
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1984-00-00
- title
- La Boum
- film editor
- Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
- distributed by
- Gaumont
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- Commons category
- La Boum
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Encyclopedic overview
La Boum (English title: The Party or Ready for Love) is a 1980 French teen romantic comedy film directed by Claude Pinoteau and starring Sophie Marceau, appearing in her film début. Written by Danièle Thompson and Pinoteau, the film is about a thirteen-year-old French girl finding her way at a new high school and coping with domestic problems. The film earned 4,378,500 admissions in France and was an international box-office hit. The music was written by Vladimir Cosma, with Richard Sanderson singing the song "Reality". A sequel, La Boum 2, was released in 1982.
Plot
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “La Boum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.