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Goodbye First Love

2011 · Movie · NR · 108 min · ★ 6.2 · 82% critics

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A teenager experiences the rush and pain of a first romance with someone a bit older, only to be left reeling when it ends. As the years pass, everyday life moves on, but the memory of that early love keeps pulling them back.

Also known as Goodbye, First Love.

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Details
Original title
Un amour de jeunesse
Years
2011
Release date
2011-07-06
Language
French
Rated
NR
Runtime
108 min
Critic score
82/100
TMDB rating
6.2/10 (151 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an intimate, bittersweet look at first love and the long shadow it can cast, in a similar vein to One Fine Morning; Not for you if you need fast plots or upbeat romance.

Pros: tender coming-of-age; relatable heartbreak; emotional honesty | Cons: slow-burn pacing; lingering melancholy; narrow focus

Themes

  • beach
  • strike
  • paris, france
  • letter
  • architecture
  • teenage love
  • first love
  • woman director
  • teenage romance
  • teenager

Cast & crew

Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve