La boum
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La boum is a 1980
French language
motion picture comedy directed by Claude Pinoteau
, and starring Claude Brasseur
, Brigitte Fossey
, and Sophie Marceau
appearing in her film début. The movie was an international box-office hit. The music was written by Vladimir Cosma
, with Richard Sanderson
singing the song "Reality". A sequel movie La boum 2
was released in 1982.
's first movie. She and her co-star Claude Brasseur
(who plays her father) were re-united in the 1986 crime thriller Descente aux enfers playing the parts of husband and wife.
French films of 1980
A list of films produced in France in 1980.-1980:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database**...
French language
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
motion picture comedy directed by Claude Pinoteau
Claude Pinoteau
Claude Pinoteau is a French film director and scriptwriter. Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts de Seine, Île-de-France, France.- Filmography :* 1971 : It Only Happens to Others...
, and starring Claude Brasseur
Claude Brasseur
-Biography:He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine as Claude Pierre Espinasse, the son of actor Pierre Brasseur and actress Odette Joyeux. He is the godson of Ernest Hemingway and the father of Alexandre Brasseur....
, Brigitte Fossey
Brigitte Fossey
Brigitte Fossey, born in Tourcoing, Nord, is a French actress.-Early years:The daughter of a schoolteacher, Fossey was five years old when she was cast by director René Clément to star in his film, Forbidden Games. Fossey played the role of an innocent child orphaned by World War II...
, and Sophie Marceau
Sophie Marceau
Sophie Marceau is a French actress director, screenwriter, and author. She has appeared in 38 films. As a teenager, Marceau achieved popularity with her debut films La boum and La boum 2 , receiving a César Award for Most Promising Actress...
appearing in her film début. The movie was an international box-office hit. The music was written by Vladimir Cosma
Vladimir Cosma
Vladimir Cosma was born April 13, 1940 in Bucharest, Romania, into a family of musicians.His father, Teodor Cosma, was a pianist and conductor, his mother a writer-composer, his uncle, Edgar Cosma, composer and conductor, and one of his grandmothers, pianist, a student of the renowned Ferrucio...
, with Richard Sanderson
Richard Sanderson
Richard Sanderson is a British singer.-History:He was born in England, with a Scottish father playing drums and a French mother playing the accordion....
singing the song "Reality". A sequel movie La boum 2
La boum 2
La boum 2 is a 1982 French language motion picture comedy directed by Claude Pinoteau and starring Claude Brasseur, Brigitte Fossey, Sophie Marceau, and Lambert Wilson. La boum 2 is the sequel to La boum...
was released in 1982.
Plot
Thirteen-year-old Vic (Sophie Marceau) is new at her high school. She makes friends with Pénélope (Sheila O'Connor) and together they check out the boys at their school, looking for true love. Vic is frustrated by her parents, who will not allow her to attend the "boum", a big party. Her grandmother, Poupette, helps her out, and Vic ends up falling in love with Matthieu (Alexandre Sterling). While Vic is busy finding her true love, her parent's marriage faces a crisis when her father's ex-girlfriend demands a last night together.Production
This was Sophie MarceauSophie Marceau
Sophie Marceau is a French actress director, screenwriter, and author. She has appeared in 38 films. As a teenager, Marceau achieved popularity with her debut films La boum and La boum 2 , receiving a César Award for Most Promising Actress...
's first movie. She and her co-star Claude Brasseur
Claude Brasseur
-Biography:He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine as Claude Pierre Espinasse, the son of actor Pierre Brasseur and actress Odette Joyeux. He is the godson of Ernest Hemingway and the father of Alexandre Brasseur....
(who plays her father) were re-united in the 1986 crime thriller Descente aux enfers playing the parts of husband and wife.
Cast
- Claude BrasseurClaude Brasseur-Biography:He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine as Claude Pierre Espinasse, the son of actor Pierre Brasseur and actress Odette Joyeux. He is the godson of Ernest Hemingway and the father of Alexandre Brasseur....
as François Beretton - Brigitte FosseyBrigitte FosseyBrigitte Fossey, born in Tourcoing, Nord, is a French actress.-Early years:The daughter of a schoolteacher, Fossey was five years old when she was cast by director René Clément to star in his film, Forbidden Games. Fossey played the role of an innocent child orphaned by World War II...
as Françoise Beretton - Sophie MarceauSophie MarceauSophie Marceau is a French actress director, screenwriter, and author. She has appeared in 38 films. As a teenager, Marceau achieved popularity with her debut films La boum and La boum 2 , receiving a César Award for Most Promising Actress...
as Vic Beretton - Denise GreyDenise GreyDenise Grey was a French actress.- Selected filmography :* Devil in the Flesh * The Sheep Has Five Legs * Bombs on Monte Carlo * La boum * A Fine Romance...
as Poupette - Dominique LavanantDominique LavanantDominique Lavanant in Morlaix, Finistère, is a César Award-winning French film and theatrical actress, famous for her comedy skills especially with posh and distinguished characters, like Rosalind Russell's; characters often defined by the adjective BCBG , bon chic bon genre, and which refers to a...
as Vanessa - Bernard GiraudeauBernard GiraudeauBernard Giraudeau was a French actor, film director, scriptwriter, producer and writer.-Life:Giraudeau was born in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime. In 1963 he enlisted in the French navy as a trainee engineer, qualifying as the first in his class a year later...
as Éric Thompson - Jean-Michel Dupuis as Étienne
- Jacques Ardouin as Père de Raoul
- Evelyne Bellego as Éliane
Original soundtrack
- "Reality" (Cosma-Jordan) – Richard SandersonRichard SandersonRichard Sanderson is a British singer.-History:He was born in England, with a Scottish father playing drums and a French mother playing the accordion....
- "It Was Love" (Cosma-Jordan) – The Regiment
- "Formalities" (Cosma-Jordan) – Orchestra Vladimir Cosma
- "Gotta Get a Move On" (Cosma-Jordan) – Orchestra Vladimir Cosma
- "Swinging Around" (Cosma-Jordan) – The Cruisers
- "Gotta Get a Move On" (Cosma-Jordan) – The Regiment
- "Formalities" (Cosma-Jordan) – Orchestra Vladimir Cosma
- "Gotta Get a Move On" (Cosma-Jordan) – Orchestra Vladimir Cosma
- "Murky Turkey" (Cosma-Jordan) – Richard SandersonRichard SandersonRichard Sanderson is a British singer.-History:He was born in England, with a Scottish father playing drums and a French mother playing the accordion....
- "Go On Forever" (Cosma-Jordan) – Richard SandersonRichard SandersonRichard Sanderson is a British singer.-History:He was born in England, with a Scottish father playing drums and a French mother playing the accordion....
External links
- La boum at Allmovie