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Boyfriends and Girlfriends

Boyfriends and Girlfriends

The friends of my friends are my friends too

19877.11h 43m

Overview

Middle-class Parisian suburbs: Blanche and Léa, office worker and student, meet and become friends. Léa is going out with Fabien, but is thinking of leaving him. Blanche falls for Léa's handsome and witty friend Alexandre, but is tongue-tied whenever she meets him. Léa goes on holiday and Blanche, still smitten with the dashing Alexandre, begins to get to know Fabien.

Directed by Éric Rohmer
Written by Éric Rohmer
Produced by Margaret Ménégoz
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Top Cast

Emmanuelle Chaulet

Emmanuelle Chaulet

Blanche

Sophie Renoir

Sophie Renoir

Léa

François-Eric Gendron

François-Eric Gendron

Alexandre

Éric Viellard

Éric Viellard

Fabien

Anne-Laure Meury

Anne-Laure Meury

Adrienne

Themes & Keywords

french new wave

About Boyfriends and Girlfriends

Boyfriends and Girlfriends is a romance, drama, comedy film released in 1987 exploring themes of french new wave. Directed by Éric Rohmer, it stars Emmanuelle Chaulet, Sophie Renoir, François-Eric Gendron. Middle-class Parisian suburbs: Blanche and Léa, office worker and student, meet and become friends. Léa is going out with Fabien, but is thinking of leaving him. Blanche falls for Léa's handsome and witty friend Alexandre, but is tongue-tied whenever she meets him. Léa goes on holiday and Blanche, still smitten with the dashing Alexandre, begins to get to know Fabien.

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