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Love at Twenty is a french film of genre Drama directed by François Truffaut released in USA on 6 february 1963 with Jean-Pierre Léaud

Love at Twenty (1962)

Love at Twenty
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Released in USA 6 february 1963
Length 2h
OriginFrance
Genres Drama,    Romance
Rating71% 3.5919853.5919853.5919853.5919853.591985

Love at Twenty (French: L'amour à vingt ans, Japanese: Hatachi no koi, Italian: L'amore a vent'anni, German: Liebe mit zwanzig, Polish: Miłość dwudziestolatków) is a 1962 French-produced omnibus project of Pierre Roustang, consisting of five segments directed by five directors from five different countries. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.

The first segment, titled Antoine et Colette is by François Truffaut (France) and returns actor Jean-Pierre Léaud to the role of Antoine Doinel, a role he played three years earlier in The 400 Blows and would return to again in 1968 (Stolen Kisses), 1970 (Bed and Board) and 1979 (Love on the Run). It concerns the frustrations of love for the now 17-year-old Doinel and the unresponsive girl he adores. The second segment, the directorial debut of 21-year-old Renzo Rossellini (Italy), son of Roberto Rossellini and later a noted producer himself, tells the story of a tough mistress who loses her lover to an older, wealthier and more-appreciative woman. The third, by Japanese film director Shintarō Ishihara is described as a "weird, grotesque" and "clumsy" tale of obsessive and morbid love. Fourth is Marcel Ophüls (Germany) with a "charming, but somewhat sentimental" story of an unwed mother who contrives to trap the father of her baby. Finally the fifth segment, by Andrzej Wajda (Poland) entitled Warszawa depicts a brief intergenerational liaison based upon multiple misunderstandings. The episodes are tied together with still photos by Henri Cartier-Bresson and a wistful jazz soundtrack by Georges Delerue.

The first and fifth segments are considered the highlights of the collection, and Truffaut has stated he was not happy with the results overall.

Synopsis

Le film met en scène des histoires d'amour se déroulant chacune dans un pays différent. La transition entre chaque saynète est assurée par des images d'Henri Cartier-Bresson.

Actors

Jean-Pierre Léaud

(Antoine Doinel (segment "Antoine et Colette"))
Marie-France Pisier

(Colette (segment "Antoine et Colette"))
Rosy Varte

(La mère de Colette (segment "Antoine et Colette"))
François Darbon

(Le beau-père de Colette (segment "Antoine et Colette"))
Jean-François Adam

(Albert Tazzi (segment "Antoine et Colette"))
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