French Postcards

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, 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.

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Reception

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1979 comedy-drama films

1979 multilingual films

1979 romantic drama films

1970s American films

1970s coming-of-age comedy-drama films

1970s English-language films

1970s French films

1970s French-language films

1970s German films

1970s romantic comedy-drama films

American coming-of-age comedy-drama films

American multilingual films

American romantic comedy-drama films

Coming-of-age romance films

English-language French films

English-language German films

Films about scandalous teacher–student relationships

Films about vacationing

Films directed by Willard Huyck

Films produced by Gloria Katz

Films scored by Lee Holdridge

Films set in Paris

Films shot in Paris

Films with screenplays by Gloria Katz

Films with screenplays by Willard Huyck

French coming-of-age comedy-drama films

French multilingual films

French romantic comedy-drama films

French-language American films

French-language German films

German coming-of-age comedy-drama films

German multilingual films

German romantic comedy-drama films

West German films