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. The music was written by Vladimir Cosma , with Richard Sanderson singing the song " Reality ". A sequel, La Boum 2 , was released in 1982.
6-542: 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
12-509: A "real audience pleaser". 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. AllMovie AllMovie (previously All Movie Guide )
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30-585: Is pregnant and decides to reconcile with François. At Vic's 14th birthday party, she is in the arms of Matthieu when she suddenly sees the boy of her dreams ….. La Boum was an international box office success, earning 4,378,500 admissions in France, 1,289,289 admissions in Hungary, and 664,981 admissions in West Germany. In his review for AllMovie , Hal Erickson called the film "disarmingly diverting" and
36-424: 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
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