Karry
Best movie of this year hands down!
WasAnnon
Slow pace in the most part of the movie.
Anoushka Slater
While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
Instanto-929-625300
To speak frankly - This is not just a french movie.And honestly, it does have it's flaws, like every movie.Good news is: They do not really matter.Valentine is a young student in Paris, who hasn't got time for anything, not even for sleeping. A romance that lasts longer than a night is out of the question. Then she meets Ned, who doesn't even take the time to finish his sentences. From here it takes a rather usual turn: They fall in love until they start getting to know each other better and they reach the turning point, to settle for true love or to separate.Everyone who gets to see this classic movie, that is in love or ever has been, shall jump up at the end and scream: 'Yes! Yes! That's exactly how it is!' With tears in one's eyes, because love is just like this and that's what L'étudiante has captured in all of its beauty.This movie begins with love and it ends with it, furiously. Director Claude Pinoteau takes the viewer on a trip, that begins with the first amazement of a new acquaintance, this feeling that takes your breath away and ends in a monologue which is, in my honourable opinion, one of the best ever.
sun328
the plot is so actual that it reminds me of my own life, since i am also a student now. the French romantic atmosphere in that movie is another reason why i grade 10 for it. And i like the ending of the movie particularly, it makes me burst into tears. it is the very movie that makes me have an interest on Sophie.
linuxghoul
This was the first french movie i had seen, and seeing it made me feel i had been losing out on a great genre. I instantly fell in love with Sophie, who without a doubt, is easily the hottest thing to come out of France after Brigitte Bardot ;-)The movie follows the life of a carrer oriented woman who decides to have a "fling" and then the fling slowly turns into something which she is uncomfortable accepting, as it may interfere with her studies.A beautifully made film, though the track is pretty standard for a June-December romance.
Pro Jury
This movie has many things going for it. Boy meets girl. Good pacing. Good acting.Along the way plot elements seem to be happenings that are only found in movie scripts -- small little things such as calling your love but assuming she is not home only at the second ring -- NOT real life.Such things are not a bother when drama takes over and wins the day. Sadly, the big dramatic climax here -- clearly planned to be over-the-top -- falls a little short.There needed to be just a little better connection between boy and girl. The director should have gave the viewer greater familiarity with the environment that is the stage for the films final scenes. In this area, the LONG VACATION demonstrates establishing these two crucial story elements flawlessly.One other note, Sophie Marceau is a female goddess and makes L' Étudiante very much worth watching.
