French Postcards

French Postcards
French Postcards
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Willard Huyck
Written by	Willard Huyck; Gloria Katz;
Produced by	Gloria Katz
Starring	Miles Chapin; Blanche Baker; David Marshall Grant; Valérie Quennessen; Debra Winger; Marie-France Pisier; Jean Rochefort;
Cinematography	Bruno Nuytten
Edited by	Carol Littleton
Music by	Lee Holdridge
Production; company	NF Geria II Filmgesellschaft m.b.H.
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	October 19, 1979 (United States); August 20, 1980 (France);
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	United States; France; West Germany;
Languages	English; French;

French Postcards is a 1979 coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama film directed by Willard Huyck, who co-wrote the screenplay with Gloria Katz. It stars Miles Chapin, Blanche Baker, Mitch Hoefer David Marshall Grant, Valérie Quennessen, Debra Winger, Marie-France Pisier, and Jean Rochefort. The film was shot on location in central Paris, and had a contemporary time setting, with American students being used as extras.

Plot

A group of American exchange students spend a year studying in Paris at the fictional Institute of French Studies, run by Madame Catherine Tessier and her husband Monsieur Tessier. Student Laura spends much of her time alone, visiting museums and art galleries and regularly sending postcards to her boyfriend back home who declined the opportunity to join her. Alex's interests are not so much in studying but more in love and life in Paris, and he becomes involved in a tryst with his teacher and the Institute's co-director Madame Tessier. Joel struggles with indecisiveness, which complicates matters when he falls in love with Toni, a local bookstore employee.

Cast

Miles Chapin as Joel
Blanche Baker as Laura
David Marshall Grant as Alex
Valérie Quennessen as Toni
Debra Winger as Melanie
Mandy Patinkin as Sayyid
Marie-France Pisier as Madame Catherine Tessier
Jean Rochefort as Monsieur Tessier
Lynn Carlin as Mrs. Weber
George Coe as Mr. Weber
Christophe Bourseiller as Pascal
François Lalande as Monsieur Levert
Anémone as Christine
Veronique Jannot as Malsy
Marie-Anne Chazel as Cecile
Laurence Ligneres as Madame Levert
André Penvern [fr] as Jean-Louis

External links

French Postcards at IMDb
‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› French Postcards at AllMovie
French Postcards at the TCM Movie Database
French Postcards at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films