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The Adolescent

1979 · 90 min

A slow, sunlit coming-of-age drama that simmers with unspoken desire and the quiet ache of a world about to change.

Directed by
Jeanne Moreau
Genres
Drama
Starring
Simone Signoret, Francis Huster, Laetitia Chauveau
Overview
In the summer of 1939, 13-year-old Marie goes with her parents to visit her grandparents in a small town near Avignon. Marie discovers her femininity and falls for a young Jewish doctor, but he prefers Eva, Marie's mother.

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Directed by
Jeanne Moreau
Genres
Drama
Starring
Simone Signoret, Francis Huster, Laetitia Chauveau
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • family
  • betrayal
  • identity
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Jeanne Moreau
Written by
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Starring
Simone Signoret, Francis Huster, Laetitia Chauveau, Edith Clever, Jacques Weber, Jean-François Balmer, Hugues Quester, Roger Blin
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
90 min
Country
Germany, France
Languages
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