Foreign Student Synopsis & Summary
Synopsis
A French boy goes to Virginia and finds love with an intelligent black girl in this nostalgic French drama set in 1955, and based on the popular 1986 novel by Philippe Labro. The movie was filmed in both Paris and Virginia. The film contains many references to blues and jazz, Faulkner, Chandler and Salinger. The French student Phillippe Le Clerc meets many interesting characters when he becomes a foreign exchange student in a Virginia college. Of all the people he meets, the one he loves the most is April, a highly educated "Negro girl," who must clean faculty houses when she is not in school. - Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Movie Info
Theatrical Release Date:
07/29/1994
Rating:
R
MPAA Reasons:
for language and some sexuality.
Run Time:
120 min.
Distributor(s):
AMLF, Universal
Production Co.:
Carthago Films, Featherstone, Holland Coordinator and Service Company, Libra Films International, Silvio Berlusconi Communications
Director(s):
Genre(s):
Comedy
Themes:
Culture Clash, Interracial/Cross-Cultural Romance
Tone:
Poignant, Reflective
Keywords:
Black [race], French [nationality], exchange-student, interracial, love
Time Period:
1955
Language:
French
Status:
