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Overview
La Boum is a French romantic film drama first released in 1980,
directed by Claude Pinoteau.
The film stars Claude Brasseur, Brigitte Fossey, Sophie Marceau, Denise Grey and Sheila O’Connor.
It has also been released under the title: Ready for Love.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
Synopsis
Newly installed in Paris with her parents, fourteen-year old Vic is more than ready for
her first taste of love. At a party, she meets Mathieu, and it’s love at first
sight. From that moment, her sole preoccupation is to spend a night with him.
Knowing where this first fling is likely to end, Vic’s liberal-minded grandmother
Poupette lends a helping hand, contriving to bring Vic and Mathieu together during a stay
in Deauville. Meanwhile, Vic’s parents are having their own emotional
crises. Vic’s father, François, a dentist, is lured by an old flame,
Vanessa, into spending a “last night” together. When she learns about
this, Vic’s mother, Françoise, a strip cartoon artist, takes her revenge
– by starting an affair with Vic’s German teacher. As her parents teeter
on the brink of an acrimonious separation, Vic realises that Mathieu may not be the one
for her after all…
Film Review
Although it is hardly groundbreaking material, La Boum
is one of those inconsequential French romantic comedies which you cannot help
falling for. The film was an enormous commercial success when it was released
in 1980 and a sequel, imaginatively titled La Boum
2, was soon put into production. Sympathetic performances from Claude Brasseur
and Brigitte Fossey bring a touch of humour and poignancy to their portrayal of a familiar
marital breakdown, but the real star of the film is a young debutante named Sophie Marceau.
The film effectively captures the many moods of teenage puppy love, thanks to some good
acting and good scripting, skilfully avoiding the tacky sentimentality that is so evident
in American films of this genre.
© James Travers 2004 Write a review for this film... User Comments
One of the best I’ve ever seen, period. Loved it a lot. It’s changed
my life forever. So perfect, there is nothing that I would change.
Saw it so long ago, it is a blur now. But it had made its mark because
it made me who I am. I remember the story. Used to keep an album with
Sophie Marceau’s pictures – one of best actress ever!
Kayla (USA) 
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