The Student
1988 · Movie · 100 min · ★ 5.9
A driven student trying to prepare for final exams finds life thrown off balance by an intense romance with a jazz musician. The story blends academic pressure, youthful ambition, and emotional upheaval as love competes with future plans.
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Details
- Original title
- L'étudiante
- Years
- 1988
- Release date
- 1988-10-05
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 100 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (269 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy French romantic dramas about love colliding with personal goals, especially if titles like The Party or Mad Love appeal to you; Not for you if you want action or a fast-moving plot.
Pros: engaging romantic premise; youthful energy; emotional push-pull | Cons: thin setup details; familiar love conflict; limited scope
Themes
- musician
- tgv
- exam
- love
- beautiful woman
- train
Cast & crew
Sophie Marceau
as Valentine Ezquerra
Vincent Lindon
as Ned
Élisabeth Vitali
as Céline
Jean-Claude Leguay
as Charly
- EP
Elena Pompei
as Patricia
Roberto Attias
as Philippe
Brigitte Chamarande
as Claire
Christian Pereira
as Serge
Benoît Gourley
as Frédéric
Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus
as Pierre
Directed by Claude Pinoteau