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Year of the Jellyfish

Year of the Jellyfish

19845.71h 50m

Overview

Chris, a sexy teenager who appears mostly bare-breasted on the French Riviera, has a crush on Romain, her mother's lover. In reaction to her inability to attract his attention, she experiments with other risque affairs.

Directed by Christopher Frank
Written by Christopher Frank
Produced by Alain Terzian
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Top Cast

Bernard Giraudeau

Bernard Giraudeau

Romain Kalides

Valérie Kaprisky

Valérie Kaprisky

Chris Rivaut / Salomé

Caroline Cellier

Caroline Cellier

Claude Rivaut

Jacques Perrin

Jacques Perrin

Vic Lamotte

Barbara Nielsen

Barbara Nielsen

Barbara

Pierre Vaneck

Pierre Vaneck

Pierre Rivaut

Philippe Lemaire

Philippe Lemaire

Lamotte

Béatrice Agenin

Béatrice Agenin

Marianne Lamotte

D

David Jalil

Jean-Paul

B

Betty Assenza

Dorothée

Themes & Keywords

beachbased on novel or booksexualityboatsunpimpmanipulationseductionladies' mansaint-tropez, francebreastteenage girlmistresssummerolder man younger woman relationshipsummer vacationcouplejellyfishunfaithful1980ssunbathingon the beachmanipulative womanmother daughter relationshipnude swimmingyoung girl seduces old manmother and daughterswimhomewreckersouth of francetopless womenmother and daughter love same manboobs

About Year of the Jellyfish

Year of the Jellyfish is a thriller, drama, romance film released in 1984 exploring themes of beach, based on novel or book, sexuality, boat, sun, pimp. Directed by Christopher Frank, it stars Bernard Giraudeau, Valérie Kaprisky, Caroline Cellier. Chris, a sexy teenager who appears mostly bare-breasted on the French Riviera, has a crush on Romain, her mother's lover. In reaction to her inability to attract his attention, she experiments with other risque affairs.

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