''School for Love'' (''Futures vedettes'') is a 1955 French

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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.Futures vedettes (1955)
at the ''Films de France'' 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) *

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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

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''Future Vendettes''
at TCMDB
''Future Vendettes''
at BFI

at the ''Films de France'' 1955 films 1955 romantic drama films French romantic drama films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Marc Allégret French black-and-white films Films based on Austrian novels Films set in Vienna 1950s French films Films scored by Jean Wiener Films based on works by Vicki Baum {{1950s-France-film-stub