Premier voyage (1980)

Premier voyage (1980). Premier voyage: Directed by Nadine Trintignant. With Marie Trintignant, Vincent Trintignant, Richard Berry, Patrick Chesnais. Marie, a teenager, and her little brother Vincent, five years old, have just lost their mother. They decide to send a telegram to their father who has abandoned them for a long time, and go together to find him.

“Jean-Louis Trintignantu0026#39;s then-wife, Nadine made this work dealing with family matter with her own children ,Marie and Vincent .It was not the first time this director had featured Marie in one of her movies (see also u0026quot;le voleur de crimesu0026quot; and u0026quot;défense de savoiru0026quot; );Marie would become an actress when she grew up until her tragic death put an end to it. Her best role was arguably Chabrolu0026#39;s u0026quot;Betty u0026quot;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd she is the main asset of u0026quot;premier voyageu0026quot; ;her stubborn rebellious look works wonders in the first scene when she faces her indifferent aunt whose character verges on caricature ; it highlights the filmu0026#39;s problem : all the secondary characters are cardboard : the raper , the good guy (Richard Berry was given poor lines to work with) , the father (Patrick Chesnais u0026#39;s character was slapdash ). Add so many implausibilities you cannot count them all: the gendarmes u0026#39;search , the first driver to come is obligatory a bad guy ,etc ..u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf the movie remains pleasant ,it owes everything to its young stars,whose spontaneity wins the viewer over ; the splendid landscapes are also a plus.”