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Friends

Play trailer Poster for Friends R,  1971,  1h 41m,  Drama/ Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 17% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 76% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
17% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 76% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
French teens Paul (Sean Bury) and Michelle (Anicee Alvina) run away from home to a remote beach and have a baby.

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David Robinson Financial Times Mar 17, 2020
It is an odd, uneven, but unfailingly generous and winning film. Go to Full Review
Michael McNay Guardian Mar 17, 2020
The music by Elton John and Bernie Taupin for Lewis Gilbert's Friends, on the other hand, is rather better than the picture deserves. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Dec 11, 2007
1/4
It's so cynical in its manipulation of youth, innocence, sunsets and all the rest that you squirm with embarrassment. Go to Full Review
Dilys Powell Sunday Times (UK) Mar 17, 2020
The tale is told with every delicacy and one doesn't believe a word. Go to Full Review
John Hofsess Maclean's Magazine Oct 21, 2019
Filtered through the decades of pop culture, Friends is where D. H. Lawrence's "love ethic" has come to rest. Go to Full Review
Tony Mastroianni Cleveland Press Jan 22, 2013
Friends owes more to shampoo commercials than art. Go to Full Review
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Ron S Sep 27, 2017 A simple movie that shines in the eyes! A time of the day, of pure and genuine innocence!
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Cast & Crew

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Lewis Gilbert

Director

Sean Bury

Paul Harrison

Anicee Alvina

Michelle Latour

Pascale Roberts

Annie

Ronald Lewis

Mr. Harrison

Toby Robins

Mrs. Gardner

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Movie Info

Synopsis French teens Paul (Sean Bury) and Michelle (Anicee Alvina) run away from home to a remote beach and have a baby.
Director
Lewis Gilbert
Screenwriter
Lewis Gilbert, Vernon Harris
Production Co
Lewis Gilbert
Rating
R
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 14, 2016
Runtime
1h 41m
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