''My First Love'' (French: ''J'ai dix-sept ans'') is a 1945 French

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directed by André Berthomieu and starring

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and

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. It was based on a play of the same title by

Paul Vandenberghe Paul Vandenberghe (1912–1961) was a French actor, screenwriter and playwright.Goble p.474 He also co-directed two films. Selected filmography * '' My First Love'' (1945) * '' Gringalet'' (1946) * '' Not So Stupid'' (1946) * ''The Heart on the ...

. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Raymond Nègre Raymond Nègre was a French art director active in the film industry during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.Hayward p.241 Selected filmography * '' My First Love'' (1945) * '' Resistance'' (1945) * '' Not So Stupid'' (1946) * '' Women's Games'' (1946 ...

. The film had admissions in France of 2,442,552.French box office results for 1945
at Box Office Story

Synopsis

Bob, a student, is very emotionally close to his mother Suzanne. He is alarmed when she seems about to begin a relationship with a

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, regarding it as a betrayal.

Cast

as Suzanne * Gérard Nery as Bob *

as Le romancier Maurice Fleurville *

as Louise - la femme de chambre *

Jacques Louvigny Jacques Louvigny (1884–1951) was a French stage and film actor.Hayward p.241 Selected filmography * '' Delphine'' (1931) * ''On purge bébé'' (1931) * ''Fanfare of Love'' (1935) * ''The Lover of Madame Vidal'' (1936) * ''Hôtel du Nord'' (1938 ...

as L'oncle Victor * Jacques Famery as René *

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as Le prof de philo *

Paul Faivre Paul Faivre (3 March 1886 – 5 March 1973) was a French actor. Selected filmography * '' The House Opposite'' (1937) * ''Behind the Facade'' (1939) * '' Vidocq'' (1939) * '' Annette and the Blonde Woman'' (1942) * '' The Count of Monte Cri ...

as Le prof de première *

Louis Florencie Louis Florencie (4 December 1896 – 4 December 1951) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1927 and 1951. Selected filmography * ''Companion Wanted'' (1932) * ''Beauty Spot'' (1932) * '' Suzanne'' (1932) * '' N ...

as Le proviseur * Robert Moor as Firmin, le valet de chambre *

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as Le pion * Christiane Sertilange as Mado * Guy Loriquet as Ménard

References

Bibliography

* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940-1950. Pygmalion, 1986

External links

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