Boyfriends and Girlfriends

Boyfriends and Girlfriends

The friends of my friends are my friends too

1987•1h 43m•7.1/10

RomanceDramaComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.1/10(127)

Middle-class Parisian suburbs: Blanche and Léa, office worker and student, meet and become friends. Léa is going out with Fabien, but is thinking of leaving him. Blanche falls for Léa's handsome and witty friend Alexandre, but is tongue-tied whenever she meets him. Léa goes on holiday and Blanche, still smitten with the dashing Alexandre, begins to get to know Fabien.

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Production

Les Films du Losange, Investimage, Compagnie Éric Rohmer

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Emmanuelle Chaulet

Emmanuelle Chaulet

Blanche

Sophie Renoir

Sophie Renoir

Léa

François-Eric Gendron

François-Eric Gendron

Alexandre

Éric Viellard

Éric Viellard

Fabien

Anne-Laure Meury

Anne-Laure Meury

Adrienne

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