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C'est formidable d'être jeune

Original title: Now and Forever
  • 1956
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Vernon Gray and Janette Scott in C'est formidable d'être jeune (1956)
DramaRomanceThriller

A rich young society girl falls in love with a car mechanic. Her family is appalled and stops her seeing him. The girl attempts to commit suicide and then decides to elope.A rich young society girl falls in love with a car mechanic. Her family is appalled and stops her seeing him. The girl attempts to commit suicide and then decides to elope.A rich young society girl falls in love with a car mechanic. Her family is appalled and stops her seeing him. The girl attempts to commit suicide and then decides to elope.

  • Director
    • Mario Zampi
  • Writers
    • R.F. Delderfield
    • Michael Pertwee
  • Stars
    • Janette Scott
    • Vernon Gray
    • Kay Walsh
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    212
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mario Zampi
    • Writers
      • R.F. Delderfield
      • Michael Pertwee
    • Stars
      • Janette Scott
      • Vernon Gray
      • Kay Walsh
    • 8User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Janette Scott
    Janette Scott
    • Janette Grant
    Vernon Gray
    Vernon Gray
    • Mike Pritchard
    Kay Walsh
    Kay Walsh
    • Miss Muir
    Jack Warner
    Jack Warner
    • Mr. J. Pritchard
    Pamela Brown
    Pamela Brown
    • Mrs. Grant
    Charles Victor
    Charles Victor
    • Farmer Gilbert
    Marjorie Rhodes
    Marjorie Rhodes
    • Farmer's wife Aggie
    Ronald Squire
    Ronald Squire
    • Waiter
    Wilfrid Lawson
    Wilfrid Lawson
    • Gossage
    Sonia Dresdel
    Sonia Dresdel
    • Miss Fox
    David Kossoff
    David Kossoff
    • Pawnbroker
    Moultrie Kelsall
    Moultrie Kelsall
    • Doctor
    Guy Middleton
    Guy Middleton
    • Hector
    Michael Pertwee
    Michael Pertwee
    • Reporter
    Henry Hewitt
    • Jeweller
    Bryan Forbes
    Bryan Forbes
    • Frisby
    Jean Patterson
    • Rachel
    Harold Goodwin
    Harold Goodwin
    • Lorry driver
    • Director
      • Mario Zampi
    • Writers
      • R.F. Delderfield
      • Michael Pertwee
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    5Maverick1962

    Dated plot, nice scenery and Janette Scott

    Janette Scott kept me watching this very dated 1956 drama/comedy. I was pleasantly surprised to see it start in colour and full screen to fill my 65 " TV which was a plus, also that it was adapted from a story by R F Delderfield who I remembered wrote that wonderful TV serial To Serve Them All My Days. Unfortunately the comparison ends there. This slight story revolves around boy meets girl, Janette Scott was still just 17, they fall in love and due to her overbearing mother, well played by Pamela Brown, who you really want to hate, try to elope to Gretna Green. Mother hates soppy boy friend, very badly played by boring Vernon Gray, so decides to send 17 year old daughter to Canada. Just try doing that in 2020. Off the young couple go, actually Gray was 10 years older than Scott in reality, encountering various well known character actors, mostly comic, like David Lodge and Hattie Jacques, although if you blink you might miss them, which I obviously did as I saw Irene Handl's name at the end credits. There's a lovely performance from Ronald Squire as a waiter which I enjoyed the most about the film. Jack Warner, Kay Walsh, Marjorie Rhodes and Wilfred Lawson shine in their small parts. Wilfred Lawson had a reputation for filming drunk on set and I could certainly believe it here, but quite comical. If it hadn't been for the ridiculously outdated storyline of a couple making the national headlines and being persued by the rozzers just for eloping, I would have given more than 5 stars out of 10.
    9jromanbaker

    Wonderful Romance

    ' Now and Forever ' is in the same vein as ' For Better, For worse, ' ' Touch and Go ' and the escapades of a certain car in ' Genevieve '. The UK was good at making these kind of films, and although in the history of cinema they hold a small, but precious place they should be treasured. ' Now and Forever ' is filmed in such an innocent way that a teenage schoolgirl with a slightly older garage attendant seems the most normal romance to bring to the screen. The chemistry between Vernon Gray and Janette Scott is perfect and their running away to Gretna Green the most plausible thing to to. The tender eroticism is moving and touching, and willing to defy all those who want to oppose them. Using technicolour adds to it and so does the supporting cast including Jack Warner, Pamela Brown and Kay Walsh. Kay Walsh is excellent in a sympathetic role as one of Janette Scott's teachers, and I am glad that the two leads are still with us. Janette Scott is charming, but I feel sad that a good actor like Vernon Gray did not get better parts or have a richer cinematic career. I would have rather watched him in many films rather than someone like John Gregson. There is a lot of injustice in the destiny of actors, but in this film and in ' A Day to Remember ' and ' To Paris with Love ' with the wonderful Odile Versois he will I hope be always remembered. Mario Zami directs well with a sophistication often lost in British films, and I have enjoyed seeing it many times for its refreshing charm
    10Wheffles

    Charming

    I'm amazed this film was lost for so long, it's rare to see fifties England in colour for a start, it reminds me of Genevieve, the two young stars vernon gray and Jeanette Scott are just lovely, this is a tale of two young people who's parents for snobbish reasons don't approve so they set off for Gretna green , their journey is eventful with the police and their parents giving chase, since talking pictures showed this film I've watched it many times, if you want the perfect film for a grey day this is it, feel good factor,.. on toast!. So put your feet up , get some crumpets and a pot of tea and enjoy.
    6richardchatten

    The Elopement

    Set initially in a small fictitious market town called Mellingham, this starts off as a frightfully innocent tale of puppy love given clout by the usual good-natured acerbity of producer-director Mario Zampi's regular scriptwriter Michael Pertwee (who has a brief bit as a cynical reporter), since Janette Scott's self-centred mother Pamela Brown is plainly carrying on with Guy Middleton while hypocritically determined to break up her daughter's own burgeoning romance with Vernon Grey.

    Under Zampi's benign tutelage they then set off for Gretna Green on a sort of rural remake of 'It Happened One Night' enhanced by rich Technicolor photography by Erwin Hillier and the usual assortment of familiar faces in fleeting cameos.
    6sol-

    On the run, but at least together

    Eloping proves hard for an upper class girl and a mechanic as the girl's bitter mother starts a police chase by claiming that they stole money in this little seen drama from 'Too Many Crooks' and 'Laughter in Paradise' director Mario Zampi. Vastly different to the comedies that Zampi is best known for, 'Now and Forever' has several sobering moments as we are shown the circumstances leading to the girl, played by Janette Scott, feeling a need to run away. While her character is a little too one dimensional with her complete disregard for Scott's feelings, Pamela Brown is well cast as her cruel mother who does not see the importance in attending her daughter's recitals or telling her that her estranged father was unwell until after his death. Other familiar British faces make notable appearances; Ronald Squire adds ample comic relief as a nosey waiter, while Bryan Forbes has a fun turn as a drunk hitting on Scott. An uncredited Hattie Jacques has the best bit part though, scolding a policeman. Scott and lead actor Vernon Gray are unfortunately never quite as interesting as the supporting characters, and even at only 90 minutes long, the plot feels stretched thin by its conclusion. The 'Thriller' classification on IMDb is slightly inaccurate too as there are a lot of lulls while the pair are on the run. The film does undeniably succeed though in telling a familiar story in a sweet manner and curiously, there is a bell tower scene that almost looks like the blueprint for the iconic scenes in 'Vertigo' - still only a twinkle in Hitchcock's eye back when this film was released.

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    • Trivia
      VV1987, the registration number of the two seater car used by Vernon Gray in this film , is also used on the 'Swiftmobile 4-litre' purchased by Ian Carmichael in "School for Scoundrels" (1960) from Dennis Price and Peter Jones. Both films starred Janette Scott.
    • Goofs
      When Janette and Mike are in the canoe on the river, Mike is paddling but it is obvious that the boat is not moving. It is probably fixed in a stationary position for the camera shot.
    • Quotes

      Mrs. Grant: Janette - I won't beat about the bush. I had bad news this morning.

      Janette Grant: Bad news?

      Mrs. Grant: Yes. Your father died in hospital last night.

    • Connections
      Featured in Un Anglais à New York (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Now and Forever
      Music by Harry Parr Davies

      Lyrics by Christopher Hassall

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    • Release date
      • September 9, 1959 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Now and Forever
    • Filming locations
      • Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England, UK(Village garage where Vernon works)
    • Production company
      • Mario Zampi Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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