Un amour de Jeunesse 2011 | Boys in movies [BiM]

– Un amour de Jeunesse 2011
– 1h 50 min. | Drama, Romance | 4 July 2011 (France)

Storyline:

A chronicle of the romance between Camille and Sullivan, which begins during their adolescence and picks up after Sullivan’s 8-year absence from exploring the world.

User review:

There are times when I long for a great new film from France. Gone it seems are the days of Goretta, Chabrol, Truffaut, Malle and Bresson. Sometimes Techine rises to it, but only just. I was reminded a few days ago of what we are missing when I caught up with Mia Hansen-Love’s “Goodbye First Love”, a film that conveys the ecstasy and pangs of adolescent passion with a delicacy that the French so often manage to achieve with such effortless ease. In short, this could not have come from any other country. I watched the first third which follows the intense relationship of eighteen year old Sullivan and the younger Camille with something of the excitement of rediscovery. Hansen-Love’s direction has a fluency and pace that perfectly match the breakneck quality of an affair teetering on the edge of uncertain fulfilment. When Sullivan departs with his mates on a South American backpacking trip Camille is distraught. Her slow recovery and recognition of a different type of love in her relationship with her mature architecture teacher, Lorenz, form the central part of the film.

Director: Mia Hansen-Løve
Writer: Mia Hansen-Løve (screenplay)
Stars: Lola Créton, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Magne-Håvard Brekke
Country: France | Germany
Language: French | German | Danish | English
Release Date: 24 May 2012 (Hungary)
Also Known As: Goodbye First Love
Filming Locations: Ardèche, France.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1618447