La première fois que j'ai eu 20 ans (2004)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Lorraine Levy

Writers:

Lorraine Levy (writer)
Susie Morgenstern (novel)

Release Date:

6 October 2004 (Belgium)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Cast

Marilou Berry	...	Hannah Goldman
Catherine Jacob	...	Mme Goldman, la mère
Serge Riaboukine	...	Meyer Goldman, le père
Myriam Moraly	...	Judith
Stéphanie Pasterkamp	...	Sandra
Laurent Spielvogel	...	M. Troutman
Pierre Arditi	...	Oncle Jérémy
Michel Vuillermoz	...	M. Conrad
Adrien Jolivet	...	David
Raphaël Personnaz	...	Louis
Romain Vissol	...	Jo
Renan Mazéas	...	Emile
Joséphine Serre	...	Myriam
Maroussia Dubreuil	...	Ruth
Catherine Arditi	...	Mme Sarah, la voisine

Also Known As:

The First Time I Turned Twenty (International: English title)

Runtime:

France:98 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud)

Company:

Arena Films

Jewish teen girl breaks into all-male school jazz band

This is a French film with English subtitles about a chubby but pretty high school Jewish girl who isn't happy with her life.

However she competes for a spot in an all-boy school jazz band, playing a super "double bass" violin, and wins. Before and after winning, she has to put up with many pranks by the non-Jewish boys in the band.

All the characters and actors in this film as well as the main topic and sub-topics, are a pleasure to watch. The girl's parents, sisters, and uncle are especially well written and played.

There is one scene of male frontal nudity so perhaps not suitable for small children.