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''They Are Twenty'' (French: ''Ils ont vingt ans'') is a 1950 French
comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by René Delacroix and starring
Jacqueline Gauthier Jacqueline Gauthier (7 October 1921 – 18 September 1982) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.115 Selected filmography * '' Louise'' (1939) * ''The Woman I Loved Most'' (1942) * '' At Your Command, Madame'' (1942) * '' The Newspaper ...
,
Philippe Lemaire Philippe Lemaire (14 March 1927 – 15 March 2004) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 90 films from 1946 to 2004. Lemaire was married three times; Nicole Pinton (1949–1951) (divorced); Juliette Gréco from 1953 to 1956, had one da ...
and François Patrice. The film's sets were designed by the
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s Roger Briaucourt and
Louis Le Barbenchon Louis Le Barbenchon (1911–1980) was a French production designer, set decorator, and art director. He designed the sets for a number of French film productions. Selected filmography * ''His Uncle from Normandy'' (1939) * '' My Aunt the Dictato ...
. It is based on the 1948 play of the same title by Roger Ferdinand.Goble p.154 It is a sequel to the 1946 film '' Les J3'' which had been set in a
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.


Synopsis

The former school students are now attending
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in
Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
. They become intrigued by an adventurous woman who seems to be the exact
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of their former
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Mademoiselle Bravard.


Cast

*
Jacqueline Gauthier Jacqueline Gauthier (7 October 1921 – 18 September 1982) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.115 Selected filmography * '' Louise'' (1939) * ''The Woman I Loved Most'' (1942) * '' At Your Command, Madame'' (1942) * '' The Newspaper ...
as Mlle Bravard & Anita *
Philippe Lemaire Philippe Lemaire (14 March 1927 – 15 March 2004) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 90 films from 1946 to 2004. Lemaire was married three times; Nicole Pinton (1949–1951) (divorced); Juliette Gréco from 1953 to 1956, had one da ...
as Gabriel Lamy * François Patrice as Lavallet *
Francis Blanche François Jean Blanche, known as "Francis Blanche" (; 20 July 1921 – 6 July 1974) was a French actor, singer, humorist and author. He was a very popular figure on stage, radio and in films, during the 1950s and 1960s. Early life Blanch ...
as Michel Barbarin * Maurice Favières as Legros *
Nicolas Amato Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to: People Given name * Nicolas (given name) Mononym * Nicolas (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer * Nicolas (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian footballer Surname Nicolas * Dafydd Nicolas (c.1705–1774), ...
as Le serviteur * Sandra Milovanoff as La mère d'Anita *
Félix Oudart Félix Charles Oudart (8 June 1881 – 10 August 1956) was a French stage and film actor.Goble p.452 Selected filmography * '' Crainquebille'' (1922) * '' Abduct Me'' (1932) * '' Toto'' (1933) * '' Theodore and Company'' (1933) * '' George and G ...
as Monsieur Lamy * Léon Pauléon as Le gros acteur *
André Versini André Versini (1923–1966) was a French film actor and screenwriter.Hayward p.404 He also directed a couple of films. Selected filmography * ''The Firemen's Ball'' (1948) * '' Thus Finishes the Night'' (1949) * '' The Widow and the Innocent'' ( ...
Paturel * Titys as Le régisseur


References


Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.


External links

* 1950 films French comedy films 1950 comedy films 1950s French-language films Films directed by René Delacroix French black-and-white films 1950s French films French sequel films French films based on plays Films set in Paris {{1950s-France-comedy-film-stub