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'Love at Twenty' (, , , , ) is a 1962 French-produced omnibus project of Pierre Roustang, consisting of five segments directed by five directors from five countries. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.

The first segment, titled 'Antoine and Colette' is by Franois Truffaut (France) and returns actor Jean-Pierre Laud to the role of Antoine Doinel, a role he played three years earlier in 'The 400 Blows' and would return to again in 1968 (Stolen Kisses), 1970 (Bed and Board) and 1979 (Love on the Run). It concerns the frustrations of love for the now 17-year-old Doinel and the unresponsive girl he adores. The second segment, the directorial debut of 21-year-old Renzo Rossellini (Italy), son of Roberto Rossellini and later a noted producer himself, tells the story of a tough mistress who loses her lover to an older, wealthier and more-appreciative woman. The third, by Japanese film director Shintar Ishihara is described as a "weird, grotesque" and "clumsy" tale of obsessive and morbid love. Fourth is Marcel Ophls (Germany) with a "charming, but somewhat sentimental" story of an unwed mother who contrives to trap the father of her baby. Finally the fifth segment, by Andrzej Wajda (Poland) entitled 'Warszawa' depicts a brief intergenerational liaison based upon multiple misunderstandings. The episodes are tied together with still photos by Henri Cartier-Bresson and a wistful jazz soundtrack by Georges Delerue.

Truffaut's and Wajda's segments (the first and the last, respectively) are considered the highlights of the collection.

Cast



* Jean-Pierre Laud as Antoine Doinel (segment 'Antoine and Colette')

* Marie-France Pisier as Colette (segment 'Antoine and Colette')

* Patrick Auffay as Ren (segment 'Antoine and Colette')

* Rosy Varte as La mre de Colette (segment 'Antoine and Colette')

* Franois Darbon as Le beau-pre de Colette (segment 'Antoine and Colette')

* Jean-Franois Adam as Albert Tazzi (segment 'Antoine and Colette')

* Pierre Schaeffer as Himself (segment 'Antoine and Colette')

* Cristina Gaioni as Christina (as Christina Gajoni)

* Geronimo Meynier as Leonardo

* Eleonora Rossi Drago as Valentina

* Nami Tamura as Fukimo

* Koji Furuhata as Hiroshi

* Barbara Frey as Ursula

* Christian Doermer as Tonio

* Vera Tschechowa

* Werner Finck

* Barbara Lass as Basia (segment "Warszawa")

* Zbigniew Cybulski as Zbyszek (segment "Warszawa")

* Wadysaw Kowalski as Wladek (segment "Warszawa")

References




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