Does anyone remember the movie about a boy and a girl who fell in love at a young age and ran away together ?
This movie was made in the 70s and had Elton John songs in it.
Is there a way to aquire a dvd on this movie if poss. ?
Ladies-that’s not the movie I’m referring to. Interesting that Elton John music is in the background.
This picture takes place in Europe and the ages of the actors are alot younger.
They decided after some struggling with the idea- to run away together.
The movie may have been titled ‘Friends’- which happened to be the name of one of Elton Johns songs.
Friends (1971)
starring Sean Bury and Anicée Alvina
IMDB review:
I first saw this movie my freshman year in college. I still consider those times quite magical, and this movie fits into that profile. The young female lead was exquisite, growing quickly from an innocent-looking child intoto a young beauty. A host of movies from that era blended music, dialogue, and cinematography in a way that has become basically a lost art. « Friends » uses a near-classical score from Elton John with scenes of the French countryside that display like a series of paintings.
Even the somewhat-sappy dialogue fits into the culture of that era, spoken poetically by the two leads. The movie is truly eye-and-ear candy to be enjoyed. The subject is almost heart-breaking, as two youngsters try to capture happiness with methods they don’t quite understand. This kind of romance has disappeared from the screen, substituted by a sort of head-banging cinematic relationship with sex and love.
I recently listened to cuts from the soundtrack on Elton John’s « Rare Masters » CD. It brought back all the reasons I really cherished this movie. Hearing the voices of the leads within one cut let me once again relive the sights and sounds of an era that embraced life, love, and romance.
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I not only have it on videotape but also own the soundtrack! I’ve watched it many times. This was so popular that they filmed a sequel, which I also have on videotape fortunately since it’s been decades since they were shown:
Paul & Michelle (1974)
starring Sean Bury, Anicée Alvina, Keir Dullea, Ronald Lewis, Catherine Allégret
IMDB synopsis:
Paul and Michelle are two teenagers in love who deceide to live their love far away from their families. But the things become difficult when Michelle gets pregnant and is about to give birth to a child.
IMDB review:
« Paul & Michelle » begins three years after the title characters ended the story of « Friends. » Although it is not as good as the original, the film comes together very well. In « Friends, » a teen romantic classic, the British Paul and French Michelle ran away and lived together in a secluded romantic dream. In « Paul & Michelle, » the couple must face the hardships and boredom of everyday life. They soon learn the responsibility of working for a living and bringing up the child they had in « Friends. »
In the beginning, Michelle and daughter Sylvie, who was born in « Friends, » are living with Gary, a young American businessman in a French coastal town. The three have an almost normal family life in which Sylvie has bonded with Gary.
Paul, now a college student, abandons academic life to search for Michelle. When he arrives in town, there is a very funny sequence when Paul keeps searching every street and shop for Michelle, and just keeps missing her every time. At last the two literally bump into each other on the street and embrace in a joyful reunion. The very gracious Gary, always knowing that Paul is the true love of Michelle’s life, leaves to let Paul move into the apartment.
The main plot of the story is Paul and Michelle’s brutal discovery that it is tough to make their romantic love work in the everyday world. Having been raised with wealth, Paul finds the life of a working man difficult as he takes a job as a meatcutter to support his family. Paul and Michelle work jobs in different shifts and take turns watching Sylvie. Their jobs tire them out and raising an active three-year old wears the romance very thin. Paul finds it very hard to bond with his long-lost daughter. Even though she calls him « Daddy, » it is a long time until she loves him as much as she loved Gary. The director highlights these realities by inserting a number of flashbacks of « Friends » to contrast with their new life.
Paul misses his exciting student life. There is one anachronistic scene where Paul participates in a poor excuse for a 1960s-style student riot that is broken up by the police. In a much more dramatic incident, Paul goes out to a bistro with a young woman friend, leaving Sylvie alone in the apartment. As you might guess, it isn’t long before the active tyke gets out. When Michelle returns from work to find her daughter gone, and sees Paul outside with this woman, she nearly panics. Paul and Michelle have to chase all over town to rescue their daughter. Michelle is quite angry.
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