School for Love (Futures vedettes) is a 1955 French drama film directed by Marc Allégret, written by Marc Allégret, and starring Brigitte Bardot and Jean Marais. The screenplay, based on a novel by Vicki Baum was adapted for the screen by Allégret.
The film was released under different titles in various countries: Joy of Living or School for Love in the U.S., Sweet Sixteen in the U.K. and Reif auf junge Blüten in West Germany.
Plot
Tenor Eric Walter, a teacher at a Vienna conservatory, is separated from his wife, opera singer Marie. When he starts a romantic relationship with one of his students, Sophie, another student named Elisa becomes jealous, leading to a complex web of emotions and conflicts.
Cast
- Jean Marais as Éric Walter
- Brigitte Bardot as Sophie
- Isabelle Pia as Élis (Élisa)
- Yves Robert as Clément
- Denise Noël as Marie Koukowska-Walter
- Mischa Auer (crédité Misha Auer) as Berger
- Lila Kedrova as la mère de Sophie
- Edmond Beauchamp as le père d’Élis
- Yvette Etiévant as la mère d’Élis
- Georges Reich as Dick
- Anne Colette as Marion
- Odile Rodin as Erika
- Mylène Demongeot as The vocalist
Reception
The film performed poorly at the French box office, with only 949,416 admissions.
References
External links
- School for Love at IMDb
- Future Vendettes at TCMDB
- Future Vendettes at BFI
- Futures vedettes (1955) at the Films de France
