The Rascals (1980)

Director
Bernard Revon

Main cast
Bernard Brieux; Thomas Chabrol; Pascale Rocard; Etienne Draber

Genres
Comedy

Description
Late spring 1942: France is under German occupation. But this doesn't much concern the boarders of a school lost in the French country. Bernard, a rather frivolous teenager, is in love for the first time; he's fond of Marie-Helene, an older and more mature girl. To approach her is not so easy...


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