La Boum

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 début. Written by Danièle 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.[2][3] The music was written by Vladimir Cosma, with Richard Sanderson singing the song "Reality". A sequel, La Boum 2, was released in 1982.

La Boum
Theatrical release poster
Directed byClaude Pinoteau
Screenplay by
Dialogue byDanièle Thompson
Produced byMarcel Dassault
Starring
CinematographyEdmond Séchan
Edited byMarie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Music byVladimir Cosma
Production
company
Distributed byGaumont Film Company
Release date
  • 17 December 1980 (1980-12-17) (France)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$32.8 million[1]

Plot

François, a dentist, and his wife Françoise, 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.

François is contacted by Vanessa, a former lover, who insists he spends another night with her and, when he tries to go home, rings Françoise to say he is in hospital. Seeing through this ruse, Françoise kicks François out, smashes up Vanessa's shop, and starts an affair with Éric, one of Vic's teachers, who is then punched in the street by François.

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 François goes to pick Vic up from school, Matthieu insults him, not knowing who he is, and gets punched in the street.

Françoise discovers that she is pregnant and decides to reconcile with François. At her 14th birthday party, Vic is in the arms of Matthieu when she suddenly sees the boy of her dreams …..

Cast

Production

Soundtrack
  1. "Reality" (Cosma-Jordan) by Richard Sanderson – 4:45
  2. "It Was Love" (Cosma-Jordan) by The Regiment – 4:30
  3. "Formalities (instrumental)" (Cosma-Jordan) by Orchestra Vladimir Cosma – 3:40
  4. "Gotta Get a Move On" (Cosma-Jordan) by Karoline Krüger – 2:58
  5. "Swingin' Around" (Cosma-Jordan) by The Cruisers – 2:47
  6. "Gotta Get a Move On" (Cosma-Jordan) by The Regiment – 4:42
  7. "Formalities" (Cosma-Jordan) by The Regiment – 3:41
  8. "Gotta Get a Move On (instrumental)" (Cosma-Jordan) by Orchestra Vladimir Cosma – 3:00
  9. "Murky Turkey" (Cosma-Jordan) by Richard Sanderson – 3:48
  10. "Go On Forever" (Cosma-Jordan) by Richard Sanderson – 3:43[4]

Reception

Box office

La Boum was an international box office success,[2] earning 4,378,500 admissions in France, 1,289,289 admissions in Hungary, and 664,981 admissions in West Germany.[3]

Critical response

In his review for AllMovie, Hal Erickson called the film "disarmingly diverting" and a "real audience pleaser".[2]

Sequel
Main article: La Boum 2

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
  1. "La Boum (1980) - JPBox-Office".
  2. Erickson, Hal. "La Boum". Allmovie. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  3. "Box office for The Party". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  4. "La Boum". Discogs. 1980. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
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