Friends (1971 film) 5521767 217737039 2008-06-07T12:37:46Z Lugnuts 1276024 cat and template {{otheruses4|the movie Friends|the television show|Friends}} {{Infobox Film | name = Friends | image = FriendsNewHP.jpg | caption = | writer = Lewis Gilbert<BR>Vernon Harris<BR>Jack Russell | starring = Sean Bury<BR>[[Anicée Alvina]] | director = [[Lewis Gilbert]] | producer = Lewis Gilbert | cinematography = Andréas Winding | editing = Anne V. Coates | distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]] | released = [[March 24]], [[1971]] ([[United States|USA]]) | runtime = 101 min. | language = English | budget = | music = | awards = | imdb_id = 0067118 | }} '''''Friends''''' is a [[1971 in film|1971 film]] directed by [[Lewis Gilbert]] and written by Gilbert, Vernon Harris and Jack Russell. Though the movie was a flop, the soundtrack by [[Elton John]] and [[Bernie Taupin]] was a success, and was released as the ''[[Friends (soundtrack)|Friends]]'' album. The film was nominated for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Film - English Language]] at the 1972 [[Golden Globe Awards]]. It was also nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture]] at the [[Grammy Awards of 1972|1972 Grammy Awards]]. '''Taglines:''' * Who needs the world when you own the moon and stars. == Plot == In this teen romance, a young neglected English boy (Sean Bury) runs away and becomes friends with a French girl (Anicée Alvina) in the same plight. Together, they go to an idyllic marsh location in [[France]] (the [[Camargue]]), become lovers, set up housekeeping, have a baby, and play at being responsible adults, discovering along the way many of the troubles involved before ultimately becoming separated by the boy's parents. The film found a significant niche audience with its idyllic portrayal of teen love, and quite possibly due to its inclusion of frontal nudity of the then-17-year-old female protagonist (who was portrayed as 14 in the film). This was enough to justify the [[1974]] sequel, ''Paul and Michelle'', in which the young family is reunited and has to cope with a new love interest for the girl, and the difficulties of work and college while trying to maintain a family. ==External links== *{{imdb title|id=0067118|title=Friends}} *{{imdb title|id=0071978|title=Paul and Michelle}} {{Lewis Gilbert}} [[Category:1971 films]] [[Category:British films]] [[Category:Teen romance films]] [[Category:Films directed by Lewis Gilbert]] [[ja:フレンズ〜ポールとミシェル]]