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Release Date:
September 13, 1995
Original Title:
Le Plus Bel Âge
Alternate Titles:
Le Plus Bel Âge
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Canal+
La Sept Cinéma
Production Countries:
France
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 85
The grueling, emotionally torturous world of French preparatory schools provides the framework for this mystery. The deliberately rigorous courses are designed to prepare students to take the brutal examinations for entry into the elite Grand Ecoles, where a select few will gain the skills and education needed to insure a bright, prosperous future for themselves. The story centers on Delphine, a girl from the lower classes, and the upper class Claude. Both young women aspire to attend the Ecole Normale Superieure on the Rue d'Ulm. Delphine lives in humble public housing with her dull mother and two young brothers while Claude, who considers herself a Communist, lives in luxury with her own servant; she is sexually involved with fellow- student, Axel, who thinks himself a fascist.
Director:
Didier Haudepin
Director of Photography:
Jean-Marc Fabre
Editor:
Juliette Welfling
Music:
Alexandre Desplat
Production Design:
Michel Vandestien
Screenplay:
Claire Mercier
Didier Haudepin
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