Summary
In the late 1970s, a French teenage girl is obsessed with the then popular American movie heartthrob John Travolta.
Details
Release Date: August 1, 1993
Runtime: 69 minutes
Genres: Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
Original Language: FR
Rating: ⭐ 5.3/10 (6 votes)
All Boys and Girls Their Age
U.S. Go Home
In the sixties, in a suburb near Paris, Martine wants to lose her virginity.
Portrait of a Young Girl at the End of the 60s in Brussels
The main character, Michele, spends the hour discussing her views of life with some old and new friends, and tries to understand her own feelings about her place in the world and her sexuality, while a camera follows along at close range.
Cold Water
An outer suburb of Paris, 1972. Gilles and Christine, both sixteen, are classmates and lovers who have become frustrated with the aloofness of their families and the general monotony of their lives. When the pair are caught shoplifting, Christine's father ships her off to a home for emotionally disturbed children, temporarily putting space between her and Gilles. Luckily for them, though, she escapes and the couple contemplate running away together.
Paix et amour
This French drama takes a gentle poke at the youthful ideologies of the post-hippy 70's. Fabio and Alain are teenagers with widely differing backgrounds and philosophies. Fabio is a rebellious Stalin quoting, left-winger from a lower middle-class family. He dreams of being a rock star even though he can't play a note. Alain, a soft-spoken boy from a middle-class family prefers to quote Plato. Alain is attracted to Fabio's enthusiastic talk on political activism. When the local press accuses them of terrorism after they toss a rock through a window they are initially delighted. Their delight is short-lived when they realize that may be blamed for some of the real terrorism the town has been experiencing.
Travolta and Me
In the late 1970s, a French teenage girl is obsessed with the then popular American movie heartthrob John Travolta.