French Postcards
French Postcards is a 1979 coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama film directed by Willard Huyck, who co-wrote the screenplay with Gloria Katz. It stars Miles Chapin, Blanche Baker, David Marshall Grant, Valérie Quennessen, Debra Winger, Marie-France Pisier, and Jean Rochefort. The film was shot on location in central Paris, and had a contemporary time setting, with American students being used as extras.
Plot
A group of American exchange students spend a year studying in Paris at the fictional Institute of French Studies, run by Madame Catherine Tessier and her husband Monsieur Tessier. Student Laura spends much of her time alone, visiting museums and art galleries and regularly sending postcards to her boyfriend back home who declined the opportunity to join her. Alex's interests are not so much in studying but more in love and life in Paris, and he becomes involved in a tryst with his teacher and the Institute's co-director Madame Tessier. Joel struggles with indecisiveness, which complicates matters when he falls in love with Toni, a local bookstore employee.
Cast
- André Penvern
- Anémone
- Blanche Baker
- Christophe Bourseiller
- David Marshall Grant
- Debra Winger
- François Lalande
- George Coe
- Gloria Katz
- Jacques Rispal
- Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko
- Jean Rochefort
- Lynn Carlin
- Mandy Patinkin
- Marie-Anne Chazel
- Marie-France Pisier
- Miles Chapin
- Patrick Fierry
- Valérie Quennessen
- Véronique Jannot
More details
| author | Gloria Katz Willard Huyck |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Paris |
| director | Willard Huyck |
| editor | Carol Littleton |
| genre | comedy-drama romance |
| keywords | exchange student |
| musicBy | Lee Holdridge |
| producer | Gloria Katz |
| productionCompany | NF Geria II Filmgesellschaft m.b.H. |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| theme | romantic comedy romantic drama |