Die Studentin

To speak frankly - This is not just a french movie.

And honestly, it does have it's flaws, like every movie.

Good news is: They do not really matter.

Valentine is a young student in Paris, who hasn't got time for anything, not even for sleeping. A romance that lasts longer than a night is out of the question. Then she meets Ned, who doesn't even take the time to finish his sentences. From here it takes a rather usual turn: They fall in love until they start getting to know each other better and they reach the turning point, to settle for true love or to separate.

Everyone who gets to see this classic movie, that is in love or ever has been, shall jump up at the end and scream: 'Yes! Yes! That's exactly how it is!' With tears in one's eyes, because love is just like this and that's what L'étudiante has captured in all of its beauty.

This movie begins with love and it ends with it, furiously. Director Claude Pinoteau takes the viewer on a trip, that begins with the first amazement of a new acquaintance, this feeling that takes your breath away and ends in a monologue which is, in my honourable opinion, one of the best ever.

Sophie Marceau: absolutely gorgeous, genius, and multi-talented. This underrated romantic comedy is definitely a gem. I recommend contemplating the fact that she was 21 years old when she commanded this role. Wow! She dated, copulated, studied, wrote and defended a dissertation and succeeding in dispelling my disbelief. This film is like a Valium. I always rely on "L'etudiante" to cheer me up when the world is literally in the middle of a Pandemic, racial injustice is out of control, and the global economy is sinking. This is truly a joy. The sets, cinematography, casting, writing, and most of the music is amazing.

Thats how awful this trash is. Full diclosure , have never drank cola, cause its disgusting. This garbge is like consuming 3l of corn syrop. Not 1 good scene.

Hello IMDB, I'm again. Of course I've seen this film just as the La Boum 1 & 2. This is very good movie about a student, that how could she (Valentine) check against her private-life and her preparing for the final exams. Ned (Edouard) is a kindly man, who tries to tear Valentine from her exams. Quarrells and reconciliations. Maybe it's a little bit cliché topic, but meanwhile you watch the film, you don't see this, 'cos the casts are excellent. I recommend this film everyone to see once a time; from the children to grandparents. And not at last the music. . . So, Vladimir Cosma has made another great song: "You call it love". This what I wanted to say. Bye.

This movie has many things going for it. Boy meets girl. Good pacing. Good acting.

Along the way plot elements seem to be happenings that are only found in movie scripts -- small little things such as calling your love but assuming she is not home only at the second ring -- NOT real life.

Such things are not a bother when drama takes over and wins the day. Sadly, the big dramatic climax here -- clearly planned to be over-the-top -- falls a little short.

There needed to be just a little better connection between boy and girl. The director should have gave the viewer greater familiarity with the environment that is the stage for the films final scenes. In this area, the LONG VACATION demonstrates establishing these two crucial story elements flawlessly.

One other note, Sophie Marceau is a female goddess and makes L' Étudiante very much worth watching.