The Adolescent (1979)

Synopsis

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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Cast

• Simone Signoret as Mamie
• Francis Huster as Alexandre
• Laetitia Chauveau as Marie
• Edith Clever as Eva, la mère
• Jacques Weber as Jean
• Jean-François Balmer as André, le menuisier
• Hugues Quester as Le fils du forgeron
• Roger Blin as Romain
• Frank Muth as François, 'l'innocent'
• Maurice Baquet as Jules, le cantonnier

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