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Wikipedia article
'La Boum' (English title: 'The Party' or 'Ready for Love') is a 1980 French teen romantic comedy film directed by Claude Pinoteau and starring Sophie Marceau, appearing in her film dbut. Written by Danile Thompson and Pinoteau, the film is about a thirteen-year-old French girl finding her way at a new high school and coping with domestic problems. The film earned 4,378,500 admissions in France and was an international box-office hit. The music was written by Vladimir Cosma, with Richard Sanderson singing the song "Reality". A sequel, 'La Boum 2', was released in 1982.
Plot
Franois, a dentist, and his wife Franoise, an illustrator, move to Paris and place their daughter Vic, aged 13, in one of the capital's best schools. Making friends, her free time becomes a whirl of discos, cinemas, and parties. Franois is contacted by Vanessa, a former lover, who insists he spends another night with her and, when he tries to go home, rings Franoise to say he is in hospital. Seeing through this ruse, Franoise kicks Franois out, smashes up Vanessa's shop, and starts an affair with ric, one of Vic's teachers. who is then punched in the street by Franois. Trying to make sense of her parents' behaviour, Vic is helped by her great-grandmother Poupette, who encourages her in her relationship with Matthieu, the boy of her dreams, that results in a night together in a beach cabin. When Franois goes to pick Vic up from school, Matthieu insults him, not knowing who he is, and gets punched in the street. Franoise discovers that she is pregnant and decides to reconcile with Franois. At her 14th birthday party, Vic is in the arms of Matthieu when she suddenly sees the boy of her dreams ..
Cast
* Sophie Marceau as Victoire "Vic" Beretton
* Brigitte Fossey as Franoise Beretton
* Claude Brasseur as Franois Beretton
* Denise Grey as Poupette
* Alexandre Sterling as Matthieu
* Dominique Lavanant as Vanessa
* Jean-Michel Dupuis as tienne
* Sheila O'Connor as Pnlope Fontanet
* Alexandra Gonin as Samantha Fontanet
* Bernard Giraudeau as ric Thompson
* Jean-Pierre Castaldi as Brassac
* Jacques Ardouin as Pre de Raoul
* Evelyne Bellego as liane
* Richard Bohringer as Guibert
* Jean-Claude Bouillaud as Father Boum 2
* Vladimir Cosma as himself
Production
Soundtrack
# "Reality" (Cosma-Jordan) by Richard Sanderson 4:45# "It Was Love" (Cosma-Jordan) by The Regiment 4:30
# "Formalities (instrumental)" (Cosma-Jordan) by Orchestra Vladimir Cosma 3:40
# "Gotta Get a Move On" (Cosma-Jordan) by Karoline Krger 2:58
# "Swingin' Around" (Cosma-Jordan) by The Cruisers 2:47
# "Gotta Get a Move On" (Cosma-Jordan) by The Regiment 4:42
# "Formalities" (Cosma-Jordan) by The Regiment 3:41
# "Gotta Get a Move On (instrumental)" (Cosma-Jordan) by Orchestra Vladimir Cosma 3:00
# "Murky Turkey" (Cosma-Jordan) by Richard Sanderson 3:48
# "Go On Forever" (Cosma-Jordan) by Richard Sanderson 3:43
Reception
Box office
'La Boum' was an international box office success, earning 4,378,500 admissions in France, 1,289,289 admissions in Hungary, and 664,981 admissions in West Germany.Critical response
In his review for AllMovie, Hal Erickson called the film "disarmingly diverting" and a "real audience pleaser".Sequel
A sequel, 'La Boum 2', was released in 1982 in which Marceau reprised her role as Vic. In the sequel, Vic does not have a boyfriend, while her parents are happily back together, and her great-grandmother is considering marriage to her long-term boyfriend. When Vic meets a young boy and becomes attracted to him, she faces the important decision of making love for the first time, as her friends have already done.
References
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