18 Years Old and Rising

"J'aime regarder les filles" redirects here. For the song, see J'aime regarder les filles (song).
18 Years Old and Rising
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFrédéric Louf
Written byFrédéric Louf
Régis Jaulin
Produced byHugues Charbonneau
Marie-Ange Luciani
Gilles Sandoz
StarringPierre Niney
CinematographySamuel Collardey
Edited byFrançoise Tourmen
Music byJozef Dumoulin
Bo Van Der Werf
Production
companies
Les Films de Pierre
Maia Cinema
Distributed byBAC Films
Release dates
  • 17 June 2011 (2011-06-17) (Cabourg)[1]
  • 20 July 2011 (2011-07-20) (France)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$1.8 million
Box office$347,100[2]

18 Years Old and Rising (French: J'aime regarder les filles, lit. 'I like to watch girls') is a 2011 French comedy film directed by Frédéric Louf.[3]

The original French title of the film is taken from a 1981 Patrick Coutin hit song called "J'aime regarder les filles".[4]

Plot

Primo, son of Province florists, struggles paying his rent. He spends his tray for the second time. On the eve of 10 May 1981 he meets Gabrielle and he falls madly in love with her at first sight. Unfortunately they don't take to the same people. Primo then will try anything to get a place in this Parisian bourgeois society that seems so difficult to access. In order to show his passion and love for Gabrielle he doesn't hesitate to take risks, even if that requires him to become illicit and put his life in danger.

Cast

Release

The film was presented at the Cabourg Film Festival (France), the Toronto International Film Festival (Canada), the São Paulo International Film Festival (Brazil) and the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival (Taiwan).[5][better source needed]

Accolades

Award Category Recipient Result
Cabourg Film Festival Male Revelation Pierre Niney Won
César Award Most Promising Actor Pierre Niney Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Ana Girardot triomphe à Cabourg face à la sublime Astrid Bergès-Frisbey". www.purepeople.com. 18 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  2. ^ "J\'aime regarder les filles (2011)- JPBox-Office". jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  3. ^ "18 years old and rising". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  4. ^ "J'aime regarder les filles". Variety. 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  5. ^ "18 Years Old and Rising (2011) - IMDb". IMDb.
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