Year of the Jellyfish

Nov 7, 1984

1h 50m

★ 5.8

Overview

Chris, a sexy teenager who appears mostly bare-breasted on the French Riviera, has a crush on Romain, her mother's lover. In reaction to her inability to attract his attention, she experiments with other risque affairs.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

France 3 Cinéma

Parafrance

T. Films

Year of the Jellyfish Trailers

Cast

Romain Kalides

Bernard Giraudeau

Chris Rivaut / Salomé

Valérie Kaprisky

Claude Rivaut

Caroline Cellier

Vic Lamotte

Jacques Perrin

Barbara

Barbara Nielsen

Pierre Rivaut

Pierre Vaneck

Lamotte

Philippe Lemaire

Marianne Lamotte

Béatrice Agenin

Jean-Paul

David Jalil

Dorothée

Betty Assenza

Miriam

Charlotte Kady

Aldo

Gill Matt

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