''My First Love'' (French: ''J'ai dix-sept ans'') is a 1945 French comedy drama film directed by

André Berthomieu André Berthomieu (16 February 1903 – 10 April 1960) was a French screenwriter and film director. He was married to the actress Line Noro. Selected filmography Director * '' Not So Stupid'' (1928) * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929) * ...

and starring

Jacqueline Delubac Jacqueline Delubac (1907–1997) was a French stage and film actress.Williams p.158 She was married to Sacha Guitry and appeared in a number of his productions on both stage and screen. Selected filmography * '' Let's Get Married'' (1931) * '' ...

Aimé Clariond Aimé Clariond (10 May 1894 – 31 December 1959) was a French stage and film actor. Clariond was born in Périgueux, Dordogne, France and died in Paris. Selected filmography * '' The Brothers Karamazov'' (1931) - Ivan Karamazoff * ''Amour ...

and Madeleine Suffel. It was based on a play of the same title by Paul Vandenberghe. The film's sets were designed by the

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

Synopsis

Bob, a

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, is very emotionally close to his mother Suzanne. He is alarmed when she seems about to begin a relationship with a novelist, regarding it as a betrayal.

Cast

as Suzanne *

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as Bob *

as Le romancier Maurice Fleurville * Madeleine Suffel 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'' ...

as L'oncle Victor * Jacques Famery as René * Jean Diéner as Le prof de philo * Paul Faivre as Le prof de première * Louis Florencie as Le proviseur *

Robert Moor Robert Moor (17 July 1889 – 23 December 1972) was a French actor. Selected filmography * ''Une jeune fille et un million'' (1932) - Pimpant * ''Riri et Nono en vacances'' (1932) * ''Le soir des rois'' (1933) - Ferdinand Albaret * '' The A ...

as Firmin, le valet de chambre * Charles Bouillaud as Le pion *

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as Mado *

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as Ménard

References

Bibliography

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

External links

''My First Love''
at IMDb 1945 films French black-and-white films Films directed by André Berthomieu 1940s French-language films French drama films Pathé films 1945 drama films French films based on plays 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub