Release Date

13 Sep, 1995

Runtime

01:25: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

The grueling, emotionally torturous world of French preparatory schools provides the framework for this mystery. The deliberately rigorous courses are designed to prepare students to take the brutal examinations for entry into the elite Grand Ecoles, where a select few will gain the skills and education needed to insure a bright, prosperous future for themselves. The story centers on Delphine, a girl from the lower classes, and the upper class Claude. Both young women aspire to attend the Ecole Normale Superieure on the Rue d'Ulm. Delphine lives in humble public housing with her dull mother and two young brothers while Claude, who considers herself a Communist, lives in luxury with her own servant; she is sexually involved with fellow- student, Axel, who thinks himself a fascist.

Original Title

Le plus bel âge

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Actors

Élodie Bouchez

Melvil Poupaud

Sophie Aubry

Gaël Morel

Blandine Lenoir

Myriam Boyer

Sylvie Testud

Marcel Bozonnet

Benjamin Mercer

Nils Ohlund

Vincent Elbaz

Frédéric Quiring

Micha Lescot

Thierry de Peretti

Crew

Didier Haudepin

Claire Mercier

Michel Vandestien

Alexandre Desplat

Didier Haudepin

Jean-Marc Fabre

Juliette Welfling