The little Parisians
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The little Parisians |
| Original title | Diabolo menthe |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1977 |
| length | 101 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Diane Kurys |
| script | Diane Kurys Alain Le Henry |
| production | Serge Laski |
| music | Yves Simon |
| camera | Philippe Rousselot |
| cut | Joële Van Effenterre |
| occupation | |
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Little Parisian Women is a 1977 French film directed by Diane Kurys .
action
Late summer 1963: 13-year-old Anne Weber lives in Paris with her sister, Frédérique, who is two years older than her, and her mother. The parents are divorced, but like every summer the children spend a few days with their father by the sea. Frédérique falls in love with the somewhat older Marc, with whom she continues to write letters after returning to Paris. Anne secretly opens the first letter and takes one of Marc's photos, which she always carries with her from now on. The new school year begins and with it the new division into classes. Depending on their disposition, the teachers are despotic or are completely helpless towards the students. Anne, who is having increasing problems in school, tries to avoid math class work by pretending to have a stomach ache, or tries to get away with history with her sister's two-year-old essay, but the teacher notices. When Anne, like the rest of the class, falls through an important job after a prank by a classmate and receives a school pin and secretly wears nylon tights to school against her mother's will, the mother speaks a power word: Either the second trimester is better for Anne, or she is sent to boarding school.
Frédérique also has problems at school. Her thoughts are entirely with Marc. In addition, she is becoming increasingly politically active, which is forbidden in school. The mother therefore has to come to the school councilor to clarify. The sisters spend their winter holidays with their father in the mountains. After the holidays, Anne is allowed to go to a party with her sister, but gets bored and meets young Xavier, who eventually brings her home. Anne is slowly growing up and getting her days. With the new phase in their life, a new phase of uncertainty begins. When Frédérique realizes after the Easter holidays, which she was allowed to spend with Marc, that she does not love him at all and will part with him, Anne begins to cry. Frédérique's time with Marc, on the other hand, was prematurely interrupted when she found out about the disappearance of her classmate Muriel. The sisters help Muriel's father, whom Frédérique even kisses in a weak minute. Her new political awareness leads her to other classmates whom she previously couldn't stand, but who are now closer to her interests than her previous friends. She wonders about it herself.
At the end of the school year, Muriel suddenly appears again at school. She ran away with her boyfriend and lived with him “like a man and a woman” on a farm for a while. Back at school, she refuses any paternalism and shouts "Shit!" In the schoolyard until she is kicked out of school. Meanwhile, Frédérique is pouring her energy into a school play of Molière's scholar women , in which she played a trouser role. The performance, to which her father also appears, is a complete success. Backstage, Muriel's father congratulates her on her performance and thanks her for her support. He has his new girlfriend by his side and Frédérique cries with disappointment after leaving. The school year is coming to an end and Anne and Frédérique are spending their holidays with their father by the sea again.
production
The Young Parisian Women was Diane Kurys' directorial debut. In it, she dealt with her own childhood in a semi-autobiographical manner: after her parents divorced, she and her sister grew up with her mother in Paris. The film was shot in the Lycée Jules-Ferry in Paris and in Saint-Aubin-sur-Merge in Calvados (holiday scenes). It was shown in theaters in France on December 14, 1977 and was also released in German theaters on April 28, 1978.
criticism
The film-dienst called The Little Parisian Women with their references to the murder of John F. Kennedy , the death of Edith Piaf and the Algerian war “at the same time a piece of contemporary history. With charm, humor and a sense for political and social contexts, he realistically captures the everyday life of young people. "
Awards
The film won the Louis Delluc Prize in 1977 . It was nominated in 1978 for a César in the Best Sound category and won the 1979 NBR Award ("Top Foreign Films") from the US National Board of Review for one of the best international films of the year.
Web links
- The small central Paris in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ See biography of Diane Kurys on allocine.fr
- ↑ The little Parisian women. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .