Shy working class 15 year-old Antoine, bored with life and school, breaks a leg and has young higher class Olivia help him with his studies. As he silently falls in love with her, he also falls in love with books and his will to become a writer.
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Antoine Hubert
Antoine Hervy
Known for
The Grand Highway
Olivia Muñoz
Olivia Marchand
Claude Lecomte
Jean-Loup Hubert
Alain Depardieu
Also in
Une époque formidable
De justesse
Thérèse Liotard
Mme Hervy
Known for
One Sings, the Other Doesn't
My Father's Glory
Jean-Claude Fleury
Jean-François Stévenin
Jacques Hervy
Known for
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Small Change
Julien Courbey
Le gamin hospitalisé
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the Oued
Chouchou
Ludmila Mikaël
Agnés Marchand
Known for
The Marching Band
White Wedding
Erick Desmarestz
Mr Marchand
Known for
The Chorus
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
Renaud Ménager
Nicolas
Also in
Far South
The Governor's Party
Jean-Loup Hubert Director · Claude Lecomte Cinematographer
First release June 16, 1993 · Produced in France · Production TF1 Films Production, Camera Noire
Production
CiBy 2000
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TF1 Films Production
Production
Camera Noire
Production
StudioCanal
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Conseil Régional des Pays de la Loire
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France
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Original title
À cause d'elle
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · June 16, 1993
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Belgium
July 21, 1993 · Brussels
Hungary
December 1, 1994
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