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Plot

L'Adolescente (The Adolescent) was the second directorial stint for French film star Jeanne Moreau. This possibly autobiographical piece is set during the early war years. Laetitia Chauveau plays a twelve-year old girl whose future is determined by the events of one long summer holiday in the country in the period just before the outbreak of the Second World War.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
90min.
Director(s):
Jeanne Moreau
Starring:
Laetitia Chauveau , Simone Signoret , Edith Clever , Jacques Weber , Francis Huster
Themes:
First Love
Tone:
Atmospheric,Nostalgic,Reflective
Keywords:
France,Judaism,Summer,animal,childhood,coming-of-age,culture [social culture],ecology,girl,grandmother,holiday,home,landscaping,maturity,orphan,parent,pets,respect,sexual-awakening,teenagers,war,wildlife