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French Postcards

Blanche Baker (Actor), Willard Huyck (Director) Rated:
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Format: Blu-ray
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 104 ratings
IMDb5.8/10.0
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Genre Drama
Format Widescreen, Subtitled
Contributor Willard Huyck, Blanche Baker
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 35 minutes
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French Postcards, directed by Willard Huyck (Best Defense) from a screenplay co-written by Huyck and Gloria Katz (American Graffiti) tells the story of a group of American students attending the Institute of French Studies for a one-year stay. The students include Joel (Miles Chapin, Man on the Moon), conflicted, by-the-book and searching for true romance; Alex (David Marshall Grant, The Devil Wears Prada), a carefree romantic who'll find love in the wrong place; and Laura (Blanche Baker, Sixteen Candles), the unofficial narrator of the group via her postcard writing to a never-seen boyfriend back in the States. Fellow students, friends and love interests include Debra Winger (Betrayed) as fellow student Melanie; Mandy Patinkin (Daniel) as Sayyid, Laura s dubious suitor; Valérie Quennessen (Summer Lovers) as Toni, Joel s French love interest; and Marie-France Pisier (The Other Side of Midnight) and Jean Rochefort (Ridicule) as the Tessiers, teachers at the Institute and in the case of Madame Tessier... much more.

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.93 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 1207
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Willard Huyck
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Widescreen, Subtitled
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 35 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ May 24, 2016
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Blanche Baker
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ French
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Olive Films
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01CJCQAPU
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 104 ratings

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Dennis
5.0 out of 5 stars Awwwww...
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2004
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I bought this video on a lark, having remembered it from 1980 on HBO (as many other reviewers did). The movie was even better than I remembered because I was only 10 in 1980 and couldn't really appreciate all the situations the characters were going through. Watching the movie now, I found myself relating to all three of the main characters at some point or another in the movie. Joel is sheltered and needs some nudging to get out into the world. Alex is a dreamer and a free spirit. Lora is rigid about what she plans to do and gets bent out of shape when things don't go exactly as planned. It's a great delight watching these three on their adventures through France. One of the last scenes of the movie, where Joel says goodbye to Alex and asks him to keep in touch, is quite touching and reminded me of the various people who I've met in my life who went away for whatever reason. Goodbyes are sometimes sad but you appreciate the time you spent together.

Another reviewer mentioned that the scene in the original version with "Lotta Love" by Nicolette Larson had the song removed for the video version. I don't remember "Lotta Love" in the original version, but I do distinctly remember that "Just One Look" by Linda Ronstadt was played in the scene where Alex stalks Madame Tessier in the clothing store. That song was changed to some other French pop song. However, unlike with the "Lotta Love" change, I feel this change takes away from the original... "Just One Look" is definitely appropriate for the scene, so you lose something in the new version.

Still I loved the movie... another thing that is different for me now is that I find Alex (David Marshall Grant) to be completely adorable! His wide-eyed, eager beaver character is very charming. Ahhh!

If you want to see a cute, light hearted romantic comedy, and want to be taken back to your young adulthood or the time when you first ventured from your hometown to a completely new environment, you will love this movie.
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Elmo Peterson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie.
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2021
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This is a great little movie that is often overlooked. It features early efforts by Miles Chapin, Blanche Baker, and Debra Winger as American students spending a year studying in Paris.

It is also one of two American movies that Valerie Quenessen appeared in. Sadly, she was taken from us at a far too young age in a car accident outside of Paris a few years after this was made. She plays a French student who is Miles Chapin's love interest. Her other American movie was Conan the Barbarian. Most of her film work was in her native France.

French Postcards also features a stellar performance by Marie-France Pisier as the director of the institute where the American students are studying.

This coming of age film highlights the year the American students spent in France, from shy Miles Chapin who finds his true love in Valerie Quenessen, to rebel David Marshall Grant who finds his soul mate with misfit Blanche Baker. Debra Winger's part is a small one, but you can definitely see why she later gained fame in films like Urban Cowboy. It's well worth a watch.
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Movie Maven
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this movie from the very first time that I ...
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2016
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I loved this movie from the very first time that I saw it! But I noticed that there were some scenes that were altered and music substitutions......even the movie's ending credits seemed to have been changed for some reason. I first bought the movie on VHS, then on DVD with different packaging than what is shown here. Because I liked the movie so much, I'd been searching for a version WITHOUT the scene deletions and musical changes.......and here it it on blu-ray at last! The casting is excellent and features Debra Winger and Mandy Patinkin in supporting roles before they became the big stars that we now know them to be. I don't want to unduly spoil the plot of the movie for those who haven't seen it or who may be sitting on the fence about whether to purchase it or not. Except to say that it's about a group of college age students who are studying in Paris for a year, many of whom are at the they learn a lot about life both in and out of the classroom.
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Dave Oliver
2.0 out of 5 stars Quality lack!
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2013
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I would not of bought this if I'd seen it before. Case, disc etc are good. It's the video quality transfer or what ever method used to master it was bad.
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Carter B. Foulds
3.0 out of 5 stars Would be better without the deletions
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2005
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I saw this in the theatre when it first came out. A fun film.

I bought the VHS, & it's still fun. However, there is a LOT missing: several musical items ["Do You Believe in Magic" - in French, in the opening scene on the bus; "Lotta Love", as noted in another review; "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" - in the scene with Mme. Tessier dancing w/ Alex at the end-of-year party] and several changed scenes.

The movie would be better "restored" & without deletions. I read somewhere that there were rights issues on some of the songs, and that some of the actors were not eager for this film to be released on video. The movie is remarkable for the pre-fame appearances of some actors and actreesses, as others have mentioned.

Buy the video, but if you somehow get a chance to see the actual film, I think you'll like the film better.
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