That Tender Age
– Antoine and Marie decided to introduce their parents before the wedding. Summer vacation looks like ..
Antoine and Marie decided to introduce their parents before the wedding. Summer vacation looks like a good time, so the Lartigue family prepares to host Malhouin family. But it turns out that the harsh Emil Malhouin is not too happy to get acquainted with his future relatives...
23 Jan 1965
French
Gilles Grangier
Pascal Jardin (original scenario), Claude Sautet (original scenario), Gilles Grangier (original scenario), Pascal Jardin (dialogue)
Jean Gabin, Fernandel, Marie Dubois, Paulette Dubost
Two students, Antoine, the son of a Southern pedal boat renter, and Marie, the daughter of a Paris railway executive, have got engaged in secret. They are now willing to clarify the situation and decide that their parents should get to know one another before they marry. The summer holidays seem to be the ideal opportunity for that and Antoine invites Marie's family to come and stay for a while at their home in the South. Unfortunately, things do not go too well between the stark Malhouin and the extroverted Lartigue and the relationships soon come close to the breaking point. As for the lovebirds, they are not spared as jealousy gets in their way...