Love at Twenty
Love at Twenty | |
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Marcel Ophüls | |
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Produced by | Pierre Roustang |
Starring | Jean-Pierre Léaud Marie-France Pisier |
Edited by | Claudine Bouché |
Music by | Georges Delerue |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
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Box office | 264,508 admissions (France)[1] |
Love at Twenty (French: L'Amour à vingt ans, Japanese: 二十歳の恋, romanized: Hatachi no koi, Italian: L'amore a vent'anni, German: Liebe mit zwanzig, Polish: Miłość dwudziestolatków) is a 1962 French-produced omnibus project of Pierre Roustang, consisting of five segments, each with a different director from a separate country. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
The first segment, titled "
The second, titled "Rome", is the directorial debut of 21-year-old Renzo Rossellini, son of Roberto Rossellini and later a noted producer. It tells the story of a tough mistress who loses her lover to an older, wealthier and more appreciative woman.[4]
The third, "Tokyo" by Japanese film director
tale of obsessive and morbid love.The fourth, "Munich", is by
The fifth and final segment, "Warsaw" by Andrzej Wajda, depicts a brief intergenerational liaison based upon multiple misunderstandings.[5] The episodes are tied together with still photos by Henri Cartier-Bresson and a wistful jazz soundtrack by Georges Delerue.
Truffaut's and Wajda's segments (the first and the last, respectively) are considered the highlights.[6]
Cast
- Jean-Pierre Léaud as Antoine Doinel (segment Antoine and Colette)
- Marie-France Pisier as Colette (segment Antoine and Colette)
- Patrick Auffay as René (segment Antoine and Colette)
- Rosy Varte as La mère de Colette (segment Antoine and Colette)
- François Darbon as Le beau-père de Colette (segment Antoine and Colette)
- Jean-François Adam as Albert Tazzi (segment Antoine and Colette)
- Pierre Schaeffer as himself (segment Antoine and Colette)
- Cristina Gaioni as Christina (as Christina Gajoni)
- Geronimo Meynier as Leonardo
- Eleonora Rossi Drago as Valentina
- Nami Tamura as Fukimo
- Koji Furuhataas Hiroshi
- Barbara Frey as Ursula
- Christian Doermer as Tonio
- Vera Tschechowa as Self
- Werner Finck as Professor Zeifer
- Barbara Lassas Basia (segment "Warszawa")
- Zbigniew Cybulski as Zbyszek (segment "Warszawa")
- Władysław Kowalski as Wladek (segment "Warszawa")
References
- ^ Box Office information for Francois Truffaut films at Box Office Story
- ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for Love at Twenty". imdb.com. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ a b c Crowther, Bosley (7 February 1963). "Screen: 5 Tales of Young Love:Suffering Is Depicted in Foreign Episodes". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013.
- ^ "Answers - The Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions". Answers.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Andrzej Wajda. Official Website of Polish movie director - Films - "Love At Twenty"". Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Les 400 coups et autres aventures d'Antoine Doinel". Retrieved 20 February 2016.
External links
- Love at Twenty at IMDb