La Boum 2 (1982)
Directed by Claude Pinoteau

Comedy / Drama / Romance
aka: Ready for Love II

Film Synopsis

When she returns to France after spending her holidays in Austria with her great-grandmother Poupette Vic is 15 and ready for love.  Love is exactly what she finds when she attends a rock concert, generously supplied by 17-year-old student Philippe.  Meanwhile, Vic's parents are too busy with their careers to show much interest in her problems.  When her mother and father fly off to Africa for a week, Vic is left holding the baby, her 2-year-old brother Lucas.  Vic's parents are not impressed when, on their return, they find that their enterprising daughter has deposited the toddler with friends, so that she can spend the week with Philippe.  On her return to Paris, Vic falls for another man at a party - 25-year-old Félix.  As Vic and Philippe's love affair hits the rocks Poupette contemplates marrying an old lover of hers...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Claude Pinoteau
  • Script: Danièle Thompson, Claude Pinoteau
  • Cinematographer: Edmond Séchan
  • Music: Vladimir Cosma, Renaud
  • Cast: Claude Brasseur (François Beretton), Brigitte Fossey (Françoise Beretton), Sophie Marceau (Vic Beretton), Lambert Wilson (Félix Maréchal), Pierre Cosso (Philippe Berthier), Alexandre Sterling (Mathieu), Sheila O'Connor (Pénélope Fontanet), Alexandra Gonin (Samantha Fontanet), Jean-Philippe Léonard (Stéphane), Jean Leuvrais (Portal), Claudia Morin (Mme Fontanet), Daniel Russo (Etienne), Zabou Breitman (Catherine), Denise Grey (Poupette), Christopher Beaunay (Jean-Pierre), Alain Beigel (Raoul), Laurence Gigon (Caroline), Olivier Gins (Marc), Eva Harling (Zoé), Robert Dalban (Serge, le serveur)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color (Eastmancolor)
  • Runtime: 109 min
  • Aka: Ready for Love II

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