• Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Teen Movie, Coming-of-Age
• Themes: Sexual Awakening, First Love
• Director: Claude Autant-Lara
• Main Cast: Edwige Feuillère, Nicole Berger, Louis de Funès
• Release Year: 1954
• Country: FR
• Run Time: 108 minutes

Plot

La Bie en Herbe (The Flowering Herb) was the second of Autant-Lara's two directorial efforts for 1953. Philippe (Pierre-Michele Beck) is 16; Vinea (Nicole Berger) is 15. Friends since infancy, Philippe and Vinea have always regarded themselves as brother and sister. But as adolescence segues into puberty, the two youngsters fall in love. Though their parents are oblivious to their growing ardor, an older woman (Edwidge Feuillere) sums up the situation. She takes Philippe under her wing and initiates him sexually, so that Vinea's virtue will remain intact -- at least for the time being. When released in America in 1954, La Bie en Herbe was rechristened The Game of Love. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Edwige Feuillère - Mme. Dalleray
• Nicole Berger - Vinca
• Louis de Funès - Movie Projectionist

Renee Devillers - Phil's Mother
Robert Berri - Policeman
Charles Deschamps - Vinca's Father
Helene Tossy - Vinca's Mother

Credit

Jean Aurenche - Screenwriter; Colette - Book Author; Claude Autant-Lara - Director; Claude Autant-Lara - Screenwriter; René Cloerec - Composer (Music Score); Robert Le Febvre - Cinematographer; Pierre Bost - Screenwriter; Madeleine Gug - Editor

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