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Release Date:
January 27, 1961
Original Title:
Les Nymphettes
Alternate Titles:
Le Premier goût de l'amour
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
International Thanos Films
Production Countries:
France
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 85
Lucien, a modest engineering student, discovers that his steady girl friend Mireille is using him to cover up her dates with Mario, an older man. Lucien wanders about the streets of Paris and meets Joëlle, a sophisticated teenager who supports herself with a job in a sleazy nightclub. It is late when they meet, and Joëlle invites Lucien into the club and demonstrates her stripping act to her one-man audience. A feeling of rapport develops as they go from place to place seeking entertainment; in the morning the two discover they have fallen in love. Mireille learns of the romance and, on a bet, plots with Philippe and other friends to break up the affair. Neither Lucien nor Joëlle, however, succumbs to the propositions of Mireille and Philippe. Later at a nightclub, Mario gives the appearance of seducing Joëlle. Enraged, Lucien rushes at him and they fight. Lucien is reunited with Joëlle--he has learned of the complexities of love, and she has acquired from him a sense of stability.
Assistant Director:
Paule Pastier
Georges Senechal
Than-Trong-Thi
Assistant Editor:
Andrée Werlin
Assistant Makeup Artist:
Marie-Thérèse Navarret
Assistant Sound Engineer:
André Soler
Camera Operator:
René Guissart Jr.
Cinematography:
Roger Duculot
Dialogue:
Henry Zaphiratos
Bernard Chesnais
Roland Guinier du Vignaud
Director:
Henry Zaphiratos
Editor:
Armand Psenny
First Assistant Camera:
Roland Paillas
Key Grip:
René Limat
Key Makeup Artist:
Catherine Stephanidis
Original Music Composer:
Louiguy
Producer:
Roland Guinier du Vignaud
Henry Zaphiratos
Production Manager:
André Bertoux
Property Master:
Jean Beylieu
Screenplay:
Henry Zaphiratos
Script Supervisor:
Marie-José Kling
Second Assistant Camera:
Bernard Noisette
Set Dresser:
Roger Bar
Sound:
Séverin Frankiel
Still Photographer:
Jami Blanc
Supervising Art Director:
Maurice Delbez
Technical Advisor:
Jacques Besnard
Unit Production Manager:
Paule Pastier
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