The Tender Age

Jun 3, 1968

1h 43m

★ 8.0

Overview

Twenty-year-old Henri Rebecque wants to make his dream come true: to bring Benjamin Constant's Adolphe to the screen in amateur format. Armed with a sixteen-millimeter camera and a team of friends, Henri embarks on this adventure, playing the role of Adolphe himself. Despite all the warnings, he lived through the passion and ordeal of the novel's hero, right to the end. Different times and circumstances will not change this.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Prisma Films

Océanic Films

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Cast

Henri Adolphe

Jean-Claude Dauphin

Hélène

Ulla Jacobsson

Pourtalain

Philippe Noiret

d'Aulnay

Claude Giraud

Madame Rebeque

Maria Mauban

Monsieur Rebeque

Claude Dauphin

Patou

Nathalie Nell

Paul

Michel Robert

Bob

Joseph Falcucci

Catherine Rich

Jean Riveyre

Jean-Christophe Etienne

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