Love at Twenty


Love at Twenty is a 1962 French-produced omnibus project of Pierre Roustang, consisting of five segments, each with a different director from a different country. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.
The first segment, titled "Antoine and Colette", is by François Truffaut and returns actor Jean-Pierre Léaud to the role of Antoine Doinel, a role he played three years earlier in The 400 Blows and would return to again in 1968, 1970 and 1979. It concerns the frustrations of love for the now 17-year-old Doinel and the unresponsive girl he adores.
The second, titled "Rome", is the directorial debut of 21-year-old Renzo Rossellini, son of Roberto Rossellini and later a noted producer. It tells the story of a tough mistress who loses her lover to an older, wealthier and more appreciative woman.
The third, "Tokyo" by Japanese film director Shintarƍ Ishihara, has been described as a "weird, grotesque" and "clumsy" tale of obsessive and morbid love.
The fourth, "Munich", is by Marcel OphĂŒls and was described as a "charming, but somewhat sentimental" story of an unwed mother who contrives to trap her baby's father.
The fifth and final segment, "Warsaw" by Andrzej Wajda, depicts a brief intergenerational liaison based upon multiple misunderstandings.
The episodes are tied together with still photos by Henri Cartier-Bresson and a verse of the film’s theme by Georges Delerue sung by Xavier Depraz in the language of the preceding vignette.
Truffaut's and Wajda's segments are considered the highlights.

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