Les Exploits d'un jeune Don Juan (1987)
Directed by Gianfranco Mingozzi

Comedy
aka: Exploits of a Young Don Juan

Film Synopsis

In 1914, 16-year-old Roger spends his summer holidays at the family château in the country.  Here he amuses himself watching the coming and goings of the people around him.  His fun is curtailed when war is declared and all able-bodied men are called up.  In their absence, Roger becomes a busy lover, happily seducing all the women in the area.  When the men return from the war numerous marriages ensue, so that the many babies resulting from Roger's amorous escapades can take a legitimate name.  Meanwhile, Roger is back in Paris, resuming his studies...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Gianfranco Mingozzi
  • Script: Jean-Claude Carrière, Peter Fleischmann, Gianfranco Mingozzi, Guillaume Apollinaire (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Luigi Verga
  • Music: Nicola Piovani
  • Cast: Serena Grandi (Ursule), Claudine Auger (La mère), Marina Vlady (Mme Muller), Fabrice Josso (Roger), François Perrot (Le père), Aurélien Recoing (Adolphe), Rosette (Helene), Laurent Spielvogel (M. Frank), Alexandra Vandernoot (Elisa), Marion Peterson (Kate), Virginie Ledoyen (Berthe), Rufus (Le moine), Bérangère Bonvoisin (Tante Marguerite), Yves Lambrecht (Roland), Daniel Langlet (M. Muller), Jean-Claude Frissung (Valentin), Josy Rosier (La Luisiniere), Patrick Houpert (Peasant), Eric Kailey (Paysan), Caroline Finnaert (Paysanne)
  • Country: France / Italy
  • Language: Italian
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 95 min
  • Aka: Exploits of a Young Don Juan

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