| School for Love | |
| Director: | Marc Allégret |
| Producer: | Gilbert Cohen-Seat |
| Based On: | [1] |
| Starring: | Jean Marais Brigitte Bardot |
| Music: | Jean Wiener |
| Cinematography: | Robert Juillard |
| Editing: | Suzanne de Troeye |
| Studio: | Régie du Film Del Duca Films |
| Distributor: | Columbia Pictures |
| Released: | 26 April 1955 (France); 28 January (West Germany) 1960 (USA)[2] |
| Runtime: | 96 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
| Gross: | $7.1 million[3] |
School for Love (Futures vedettes) is a 1955 French drama film directed by Marc Allégret, written by Marc Allégret, and starring Brigitte Bardot and Jean Marais. The screenplay, based on a novel by Vicki Baum was adapted for the screen by Allégret.[4]
The film was released under different titles in various countries: Joy of Living or School for Love in the U.S., Sweet Sixteen in the U.K. and Reif auf jungen Blüten in West Germany.
Tenor Eric Walter, a teacher at a Vienna conservatory, is separated from his wife, opera singer Marie. When he starts a romantic relationship with one of his students, Sophie, another student named Elisa becomes jealous, leading to a complex web of emotions and conflicts.
The film performed poorly at the French box office,[3] with only 949,416 admissions.[5]