French Postcards (1979)
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59% of users liked it
(173 ratings)
A "critic's darling" of 1979, the modestly produced French Postcards has an appeal that goes beyond the wine and cheese crowd. Miles Chapin plays Joel, an American student in France on an exchange program. Joel's teacher, Mme. Tessier (Marie-France Pisier), is a "Miss Jean… More A "critic's darling" of 1979, the modestly produced French Postcards has an appeal that goes beyond the wine and cheese crowd. Miles Chapin plays Joel, an American student in France on an exchange program. Joel's teacher, Mme. Tessier (Marie-France Pisier), is a "Miss Jean Brodie" type whose ideas of education are highly unorthodox. One of Mme. Tessier's extracurricular activities consists of a torrid romance with the impressionable Joel. Of interest to contemporary viewers are the supporting-cast appearances of future stars Debra Winger and Mandy Patinkin. The "coming-of-age" through-line of French Postcards was second nature to screenwriters Gloria Katz and Willard Hyuck, whose previous projects included American Graffiti. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Willard Huyck
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Oct 26, 1979 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
French Postcards ambles along with an agreeable mix of comedy, pathos and cross-cultural observations.
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Cast
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Miles Chapin
as Joel
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Blanche Baker
as Laura
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David Marshall Grant
as Alex
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Valérie Quennessen
as Toni
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Debra Winger
as Melanie
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Mandy Patinkin
as Sayyid
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Marie-France Pisier
as Mme. Catherine Tessier
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Jean Rochefort
as M. Tessier
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Lynn Carlin
as Mrs. Weber
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George Coe
as Mr. Weber
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Christophe Bourseiller
as Pascal
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Marie-Anne Chazel
as Cecile
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Véronique Jannot
as Malsy
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Francois Lalande
as M. Levert
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Andre Penvern
as Jean-Louis
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Jean Sullivan
as Student in the Play
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Anémone
as Christine
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Gloria Katz
as Chief Snail
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Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko
as Photographer
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Patrick Fierry
as Jean-Claude
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Jean-José Richer
as Medieval Knight
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Roland Neunreuther
as Bus Driver
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Susan Bredhoff
as Iranian Maid
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Laurence Lignères
as Mme. Levert
