''À nous les petites anglaises'' (''Let's Get Those English Girls'') is a French film directed by
Michel Lang, released in 1976.
Synopsis
In the summer of 1959 two French schoolboys who have failed their English exams are sent on holidays to the South of England. While they are supposed to mainly concentrate on improving their English they also get to know the local population. However it is easier to flirt with the other French schoolgirls.
Production
The film was shot in
Thanet in
Kent
Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr ...
at
Ramsgate
Ramsgate is a seaside resort, seaside town and civil parish in the district of Thanet District, Thanet in eastern Kent, England. It was one of the great English seaside towns of the 19th century. In 2021 it had a population of 42,027. Ramsgate' ...
where arcades, parks, the Foy Boat, Royal Harbour and the main sands feature throughout the film. Beaches including
Botany Bay
Botany Bay (Dharawal language, Dharawal: ''Kamay'') is an open oceanic embayment, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, south of the Sydney central business district. Its source is the confluence of the Georges River at Taren Point a ...
and Kingsgate Bay were also used and the
Port of Dover
The Port of Dover is a cross-channel ferry, cruise terminal, maritime cargo and marina facility situated in Dover, Kent, south-east England. It is the nearest English port to France, at just away, and is one of the world's busiest maritime pas ...
also features where the boys arrive at the start of the film.
Cast
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Rémi Laurent as Alain
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Stéphane Hillel as Jean-Pierre
* as Claudie
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Sophie Barjac as Véronique
* as Pierrot
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Françoise Engel
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Martine Sarcey
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Rynagh O'Grady as Doreen
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Aïna Wallé
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Eric Deacon as Mike
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David Morris as Dave
References
External links
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''À nous les petites Anglaises''at ''
The New York Times
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Thanet
1976 films
1976 comedy films
1970s coming-of-age comedy films
1970s sex comedy films
1970s teen comedy films
Films set in 1959
Films set in England
Films shot in Kent
French coming-of-age comedy films
French sex comedy films
French teen comedy films
Teen sex comedy films
1970s French-language films
Films directed by Michel Lang
1970s French films
Films scored by Mort Shuman
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