Friends (1971 film)
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| Friends | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lewis Gilbert |
| Produced by | Lewis Gilbert |
| Written by | Lewis Gilbert Vernon Harris Jack Russell |
| Starring | Sean Bury Anicée Alvina |
| Cinematography | Andréas Winding |
| Editing by | Anne V. Coates |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | March 24, 1971 (USA) |
| Running time | 101 min. |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Friends is a 1971 film directed by Lewis Gilbert and written by Gilbert, Vernon Harris and Jack Russell. Though the movie was a flop, the soundtrack by Elton John and Bernie Taupin was a success, and was released as the Friends album. The film was nominated for Best Foreign Film - English Language at the 1972 Golden Globe Awards. It was also nominated for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture at the 1972 Grammy Awards.
Taglines:
- Who needs the world when you own the moon and stars.
[edit] Plot
In this teen romance, a young neglected English boy (Sean Bury) runs away and becomes friends with a French girl (Anicée Alvina) in the same plight. Together, they go to an idyllic seaside location in France (the Camargue), become lovers, set up housekeeping, have a baby, and play at being responsible adults, discovering along the way many of the troubles involved before ultimately becoming separated by the boy's parents.
The film found a significant niche audience with its idyllic portrayal of teen love, and quite possibly due to its inclusion of frontal nudity of the then-17-year-old female protagonist (who was portrayed as 14 in the film). This was enough to justify the 1974 sequel, Paul and Michelle, in which the young family is reunited and has to cope with a new love interest for the girl, and the difficulties of work and college while trying to maintain a family.
