Nos 18 ans explained

Nos 18 ans
Director:	Frédéric Berthe
Producer:	Marie-Jeanne Pascal
Screenplay:	Éric Assous
Starring:	Théo Frilet Valentine Catzéflis
Music:	Arnaud Matteï
Cinematography:	Pavans de Ceccatty Philippe
Editing:	Célia Lafitedupont
Runtime:	93 minutes
Language:	French
Country:	France
Budget:	$6.8 million ^[1]
Gross:	$4 million ^[2]

Nos 18 ans is a French comedy teen film directed by Frédéric Berthe and released in 2008. It is a remake of the 2006 Italian film Notte prima degli esami ("Night Before the Exams") written and directed by Fausto Brizzi. Alternative titles for the film include School's Out.^[3]

Plot

The depicts the lives of two groups of French teenagers in 1989 during their preparation for Baccalauréat, and features a number of homages to the 1980s.

Cast

• Théo Frilet as Lucas
• Valentine Catzéflis as Clémence
• Michel Blanc as the teacher Martineau
• Arthur Dupont as Maxime
• Julia Piaton as Sarah
• Liza Manili as Alice
• Pierre Boulanger as Richard
• Bernadette Lafont as Adèle
• Venantino Venantini as Marcello
• Maruschka Detmers as Clémence's mother
• Iris Besse as Valentine
• Annabel Rohmer as Clarisse
• Bartholomew Bouteillis as Yvan
• Pierre Niney as Loïc
• Lucy Ferry as Laura
• Aurélie Cabrero as Princess Leia
• Sylvain Levitte as Edgar Le Prince
• Sébastien Houbani as "Michael Jackson"
• Eric Naggar as the principal
• Xavier Gallais as the gynaecologist
• Roger Contebardo as Werner

Soundtrack

The soundtrack includes many hits evoking the 1980s:

• Yelle: "Nos 18 ans"
• The Cure: "Close to me"
• Telephone: "Ca c'est vraiment toi"
• S'express: "Theme from s'express"
• Simply Red: "If you don't know me by now"
• 10cc: "I'm not in love"
• The Buggles: "Video Killed the Radio Star"
• Marino Marini: "Come Prima"
• Metiswing: "De cuba trango este son"
• Dexys Midnight Runners: "Come on Eileen"
• Mano Negra: "Mala Vida"
• Wham!: "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
• David Bowie: "Modern love"
• Rickie Lee Jones: "On Saturday Afternoon in 1963"
• The Beautiful South: "Song for whoever"
• The Jam: "Town called Malice"
• Les Rita Mitsouko: "Andy"

See also

• List of French films of 2008

External links

• • Official Press Kit

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nos 18 ans (2008) – JPBox-Office.
2. https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1092020/?ref_=bo_se_r_1
3. Web site: School's out. unifrance.org. 2013-07-31.