The Adolescent

The Adolescent

90 mins | Drama | Jan. 24, 1979

In the summer of 1939, 13-year-old Marie goes with her parents to visit her grandparents in a small town near Avignon. Marie discovers her femininity and falls for a young Jewish doctor, but he prefers Eva, Marie's mother.

The Adolescent

90 mins | Drama | Jan. 24, 1979

The Adolescent
In the summer of 1939, 13-year-old Marie goes with her parents to visit her grandparents in a small town near Avignon. Marie discovers her femininity and falls for a young Jewish doctor, but he prefers Eva, Marie's mother.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Janus Films, Südwestfunk (SWF), Carthago Coop. Cinematográfica
Original title L'Adolescente
Directors Rémy Duchemin, Jean Léon, John Lvoff, Jeanne Moreau
Writers Henriette Jelinek, Jeanne Moreau

Cast

Simone Signoret

as Mamie

Francis Huster

as Alexandre

Edith Clever

as Eva, la mère

Jacques Weber

as Jean

Jean-François Balmer

as André, le menuisier

Hugues Quester

as Le fils du forgeron

Roger Blin

as Romain

Frank Muth

as François, 'l'innocent'

Maurice Baquet

as Jules, le cantonnier

Nadine Basile

as Rose, épouse du contonnier

Françoise Bette

as Violette

Michel Blanc

as M. Bertin

Bérangère Bonvoisin

as La fille du maire

Juliette Brac

as La femme du forgeron

Pierre Forget

as Domestique

Michel Lesnoff

as Armand

Elisabeth Margoni

as Melle Gaby

Charles Millot

as Adrien, le maire

Jacques Rispal

as M. Jardin

Isabelle Sadoyan

as Louise, la femme du maire

Hélène Vallier

as Augusta, la sorcière

Anne Bernier

as Suzon

Eric Revel

as Jacquot

Eric-André Vigroux

as Jeannot

Marjorie Routaboul

as Charlotte

Aure Atika

as Une petite fille (uncredited)

Jeanne Moreau

as La narratrice (voice) (uncredited)