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French Postcards

PG19791h 35mWillard Huyck
IMDb 5.8 · Metacritic 77

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"American students go to Paris...The less they study the more they learn."

French Postcards rings both comic and true. The believable, fresh-faced characters are young naives from American colleges spending their French-English dictionaries, they compulsively seek out hundreds of monuments, romanticize the nomadic artist's life, and look for grown-up love. The French tutor them well, as befits their reputation. Jean Rochefort is the harassed headmaster with a hankering for affairs, and Marie-France Pisier is his very sexy wife. Watch for a newcomer named Debra Winger, and another-Mandy Patinkin.

ComedyDramaRomance
Coming Of AgeAmerican AbroadCollege StudentStudy Abroad

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What is French Postcards (1979) about?

French Postcards rings both comic and true. The believable, fresh-faced characters are young naives from American colleges spending their French-English dictionaries, they compulsively seek out hundreds of monuments, romanticize the nomadic artist's life, and look for grown-up love. The French tutor them well, as befits their reputation. Jean Rochefort is the harassed headmaster with a hankering…

Who stars in French Postcards?

French Postcards stars David Marshall Grant (Alex), Miles Chapin (Joel), Valérie Quennessen (Toni), Debra Winger (Melanie), Marie-France Pisier (Madame Tessier). The film was directed by Willard Huyck.

How long is French Postcards?

French Postcards has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1979. It is rated PG.

Is French Postcards worth watching?

French Postcards holds an IMDb rating of 5.8/10. Fans of Comedy, Drama, Romance are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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