{"id":2851,"date":"2007-03-30T12:02:57","date_gmt":"2007-03-30T19:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2851"},"modified":"2020-11-26T01:48:12","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T08:48:12","slug":"adolescente-l-1979","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2851","title":{"rendered":"Adolescente, L&#8217; (1979)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Love is a neverending battle &#8212; the young, the old, in the same boat.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Poster-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-31417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Poster-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Poster.jpg 346w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nOn the brink of WWII, 13-year-old Marie (Laetitia Chauveau) and her mother (Edith Clever) go to stay with Marie&#8217;s grandmother (Simone Signoret) in the French countryside. Marie develops a crush on a young doctor (Francis Huster), and is devastated when she finds out that her sensual mother is having an affair with him.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coming-of-Age<\/li>\n<li>French Films<\/li>\n<li>Infidelity<\/li>\n<li>Jeanne Moreau Films<\/li>\n<li>Simone Signoret Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nJeanne Moreau&#8217;s second directorial effort &#8212; after <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5490\"><em>Lumiere<\/em> (1976)<\/a> &#8212; was this unassuming summer vacation tale, set in pre-WWII France. As is often the case with coming-of-age stories, <em>L&#8217;Adolescente<\/em> is ultimately more concerned with chronicling its teenage protagonist&#8217;s budding sexual awareness than with the plot itself. As a result, while Moreau does a fine, sensitive job portraying Marie&#8217;s transition from childhood to adolescence, we don&#8217;t learn nearly enough about Marie&#8217;s mother (well-played by Edith Clever) &#8212; a woman who appears happily married, yet doesn&#8217;t hesitate to carry out an affair which can only end badly for everyone involved. <\/p>\n<p>Moreau also relies a bit too heavily on cliched characterizations, with one sequence in particular &#8212; an early montage of the sundry villagers (each &#8220;type&#8221; is represented) &#8212; detracting from the authenticity of Marie&#8217;s personal story. In addition, Philippe Sarde&#8217;s musical theme, while lilting and effective at first, soon becomes overused and annoying. Nonetheless, there are enough positive elements in <em>L&#8217;Adolescente <\/em>&#8212; including the welcome presence of Simone Signoret as Marie&#8217;s grandmother, and a fine performance by young Laetitia Chauveau &#8212; to make it worth seeking out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Simone Signoret as Marie&#8217;s wise grandmother<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Signoret.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Signoret.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Signoret.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Signoret-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Signoret-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Signoret-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Laetitia Chauveau (who never made another film) as young Marie<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Chauveau2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Chauveau2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Chauveau2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Chauveau2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Chauveau2-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Chauveau2-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Beautiful cinematography of the French countryside<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Country.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Country.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Country.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Country-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Country-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Country-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An effective portrayal of a young girl&#8217;s first crush on an older man<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Crush2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Crush2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Crush2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Crush2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Crush2-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/LAdolescente-Crush2-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0077123\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1982\/09\/12\/movies\/l-adolescente-from-jeanne-moreau.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/ladolescente-1983\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Love is a neverending battle &#8212; the young, the old, in the same boat.&#8221; Synopsis: On the brink of WWII, 13-year-old Marie (Laetitia Chauveau) and her mother (Edith Clever) go to stay with Marie&#8217;s grandmother (Simone Signoret) in the French countryside. Marie develops a crush on a young doctor (Francis Huster), and is devastated when she finds out that her sensual mother is having an affair with him. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Coming-of-Age French Films Infidelity Jeanne Moreau Films&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2851\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2851"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54965,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2851\/revisions\/54965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}